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Biofuels for a more sustainable future 1st edition elsevier. As technology rapidly develops across the globe, we need to remember the roots of our energy sources. Aug 10, 2011 dealing specifically with liquid and gaseous biofuels that can be produced from renewable resources this text also gives a summary of the past, present and future production technologies and applications of biofuels. This timely volume teaches readers about humanitys complex relationship with biofuels, from model ts chugging along on ethanol to contemporary feuds over land between biofuel and crop farmers. Pretreatment techniques for biofuels and biorefineries. Fuzzy group decision making method for sustainability ranking of biofuel production pathways.
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Pdf the role of biofuels in the future energy supply. Nov 15, 2017 scientists are trying to make poplar a viable competitor in the biofuels market by testing the production of younger poplar trees that could be harvested more frequently after only two or. The term biofuel is usually used to reference liquid fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel that are used as replacements for transportation fuels like petroleum, diesel and jet fuel. David songstad and current research of the doe bioenergy science center.
Handbook of plantbased biofuels crc press book explores worldwide trends involving the production and use of biofuels with the depletion of oil resources as well as the negative environmental impact of fossil fuels, there is much interest in alternative energy sources. Ashok pandey is a professor and the head of the centre for biofuels and biotechnology division at the csirnational institute for interdisciplinary science and technology, trivandrum, india. This book covers the key steps in the production of renewable biofuels from microalgae strain selection, culture systems, inorganic carbon utilisation, lipid metabolism and quality, hydrogen production, genetic engineering, biomass harvesting, extraction. Evaluating a wealth of quantitative data, biofuels. Microalgae are one of the most studied potential sources of biofuels and bioenergy. Biotechnology, chemistry, and sustainable development discusses different types of biofuels, the science behind their production, the economics of their introduction to the marketplace, their environmental impacts, and their implications for world agriculture. Life cycle sustainability assessment and multicriteria decision making provides a comprehensive sustainability analysis of biofuels based on life cycle thinking and develops various multidimensional decisionmaking techniques for prioritizing biofuel production technologies. Advances in enzymatic conversion of biomass to biofuels future. In addition he has over 100 conference presentations and invited chair of international conferences, about.
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