Gasoline, diesel, and ethanol biofuels from grasses and plants

"This book introduces readers to second-generation biofuels obtained from non-food biomass, such as forest residue, agricultural residue, switch grass, and corn stover"--Provided by publisher

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Gupta, Ram B.
Other Authors Demirbas, Ayhan
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects
Plant biomass.
Forest biomass.
Biomass energy.
Biomass conversion.
Chemical processes.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780511932380
0511932383
9780511922947
0511922949
9780511921964
0511921969
9780511779152
0511779151
9780521763998
0521763991
9786612908088
6612908084
9781282908086
1282908081
Physical Description1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages) : illustrations, maps

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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. Convention ethanol production from corn and sugarcane
  • 6. Ethanol from biomass by fermentation
  • 7. Biodiesel from vegetable oils
  • 8. Diesel from biomass gasification followed by Fischer-Tropsch 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.

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