Sustainable Utilization of Natural Resources

Increased research is going on to explore the new cleaner options for the utilization of natural resources. This book aims to provide the scientific knowhow and orientation in the area of the emerging technologies for utilization of natural resources for sustainable development to the readers. The b...

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Main Authors Mondal, Prasenjit, Dalai, Ajay K
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Milton CRC Press 2017
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
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ISBN1498761836
9781498761833
0367573822
9780367573829
DOI10.1201/9781315153292

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1: Sustainability Issues in the Twenty-First Century and Introduction to Sustainable Ways for Utilization of Natural Resources -- 2: Clean Coal Technologies -- 3: Downstream Processing of Heavier Petroleum Fractions -- 4: Hydrogen from Natural Gas -- 5: Liquid Fuels from Oil Sands -- 6: Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: An Overview of Pretreatment, Hydrolysis, and Fermentation -- 7: Butanol from Renewable Biomass: Highlights of Downstream Processing and Recovery Techniques -- 8: Oil from Algae -- 9: Biofertilizers and Biopesticides: A Holistic Approach for Sustainable Agriculture -- 10: Production of Life-Saving Drugs from Marine Sources -- 11: Production of Life-Saving Drugs from Himalayan Herbs -- 12: Energy Production through Microbial Fuel Cells -- 13: Harvesting Solar Energy: Fundamentals and Applications -- 14: Utilization of CO2 for Fuels and Chemicals -- 15: Hydrogen from Water -- 16: Integrated Water Resources Management -- 17: Water Optimization in Process Industries -- 18: Energy Integration in Process Plants -- 19: Green Building -- 20: Life Cycle Analysis as the Sustainability Assessment Multicriteria Decision Tool for Road Transport Biofuels -- 21: Optimization of Life Cycle Net Energy of Algal Biofuel Production -- 22: Sustainable Production and Utilization Technologies of Biojet Fuels -- Index