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Summary
Summary
The world is currently faced with two significant problems: fossil fuel depletion and environmental degradation, which are continuously being exacerbated due to increasing global energy consumption. As a substitute for petroleum, renewable fuels have been receiving increasing attention due a variety of environmental, economic, and societal benefits. The first-generation biofuels - ethanol from sugar or corn and biodiesel from vegetable oils - are already on the market. The goal of this book is to introduce readers to second-generation biofuels obtained from non-food biomass, such as forest residue, agricultural residue, switch grass, corn stover, waste wood, municipal solid wastes, and so on. Various technologies are discussed, including cellulosic ethanol, biomass gasification, synthesis of diesel and gasoline, bio-crude by hydrothermal liquefaction, bio-oil by fast pyrolysis, and the upgradation of biofuel. This book strives to serve as a comprehensive document presenting various technological pathways and environmental and economic issues related to biofuels.
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Gupta (chemical engineering, Auburn Univ.) and Demirbas (Sirnak Univ., Turkey; Biohydrogen, CH, Jan'10, 47-2587; Biofuels, Jun'09, 46-4632, etc.) provide a thorough, insightful overview of the use of nonrenewable fossil fuels as the major source of energy and the ongoing transition to renewable energy sources. Their book is broad in covering a number of topics ranging from oil reservoir formation to the feasibility of using hydro and wind power. It can also serve as a reference source for the chemical processes involved in the production of fuels from both renewable and nonrenewable sources. Additionally, the authors identify problems and challenges in converting structural and nonstructural carbohydrates of plants into biofuels. Although readers need some fundamental knowledge of physical chemistry and biochemistry, the work should be informative for a wide audience. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels of academic students and general readers. G. E. Aiken independent scholar
Table of Contents
| 1 Introduction |
| 2 Air pollution and global warming from the use of fossil fuels |
| 3 Renewable energy sources |
| 4 Biomass availability in the world |
| 5 Conventional ethanol production from corn and sugarcane |
| 6 Ethanol from biomass by fermentation |
| 7 Biodiesel from vegetable oils |
| 8 Diesel from biomass gasification followed by FT synthesis |
| 9 Bio-oil from biomass pyrolysis |
| 10 Bio-crude from biomass hydrothermal liquefaction |
| 11 Solar and wind energy for biofuel production |
| 12 Environmental impacts of biofuels |
| 13 Economic impact of biofuels |
| 14 Biofuel policy |
