Advancement in Oxygenated Fuels for Sustainable Development

Feedstocks and Precursors for Catalysts Synthesis

Niraj Kumar, Kaliyan Mathiyazhagan, V. Raja Sreedharan, Abul Kalam

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9780323908757
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323908764
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Energy

Advances in Oxygenated Fuels for Sustainable Development: Feedstocks and Precursors for Catalysts Synthesis provides a roadmap to the sustainable implementation of oxygenated fuels in internal combustion engines through sustainable production, smart distribution and effective utilization. Focusing on the sustainability of feedstocks, the book assesses availability, emissions impact and reduction potential, and biodiversity and land utilization impact. Existing technologies and supply chains are reviewed, and recommendations are provided on how to sustainably implement or update these technologies, including for rural communities. Furthermore, effective supply and distribution network designs are provided alongside methods for monitoring and assessing their sustainability, accounting for social, economic, environmental and ecological factors. This book guides readers through every aspect of the production and commercialization of sustainable oxygenated fuels for internal combustion engines and their implementation across the global transport industry. - Provides multilevel perspectives on how to facilitate the sustainable production of oxygenated fuel and develop new indices for measuring the effectiveness and sustainability of implementation - Recommends a framework and criteria for assessing the suitability, sustainability, and environmental benefits of oxygenated biofuels - Describes the fuel properties of all oxygenated fuels and their performance in unmodified and enhanced CI and SI engines

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of contributors
• About the editors
• Chapter 1 Climate change and the energy sector
• Chapter 2 Comparative investigation of the suitability of fuel properties of oxygenated biofuels in internal combustion engines
• Chapter 3 Recent advances in technological developments to produce oxygenated biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction followed by their catalytic upgradation
• Chapter 4 Methanol reformation-based strategies for using methanol as an internal combustion engine fuel: a brief overview
• Chapter 5 Comparison of different feedstocks for biodiesel production
• Chapter 6 The latest advancements in technology to utilize oxygenated biofuels in diesel engines
• Chapter 7 Sustainable bioconversion of lignocellulosics to biodiesel: pretreatment, fermentation, and technoeconomic analysis
• Chapter 8 Methodologies for modification of characteristics of biodiesel for wider acceptability as diesel engine fuel
• Chapter 9 Biofuel production via phyto and microbial power systems: adaptation of ecotechnology as a step toward sustainable energy
• Chapter 10 Challenges to the sustainable development of vehicle transport
• Chapter 11 Production, performance, and emission analysis of new generation biodiesel in an unmodified engine
• Chapter 12 Unregulated emissions from oxygenated fuels
• Chapter 13 Performance and emission analysis of oxygenated fuel additives: a review
• Chapter 14 Combustion, performance, and emissions characteristics of methanol-fueled engines
• Chapter 15 Utilization of ketone-based oxygenated fuels in internal combustion engines
• Chapter 16 Evaluation of challenges for the sustainable oxygenated fuel industry in India
• Chapter 17 Sustainable development in oxygenated fuels
• Chapter 18 Performance analysis of domestic energy usage of European cities from the perspective of externalities with a combined approach based on type 2 neutrosophic fuzzy sets
• Chapter 19 Formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during combustion of oxygenated fuels: an overview
• Index