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.



Zusammenfassung
This book introduces readers to second-generation biofuels obtained from non-food biomass, such as forest residue, agricultural residue, and waste wood.
Titel
Gasoline, Diesel, and Ethanol Biofuels from Grasses and Plants
EAN
9780511921964
ISBN
978-0-511-92196-4
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Veröffentlichung
19.04.2010
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
3.11 MB
Anzahl Seiten
244
Jahr
2010
Untertitel
Englisch