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Gasoline, diesel, and ethanol biofuels from grasses and plants / Ram B Gupta

By: Gupta, Ram BContributor(s): Gupta, Ram B | Demirbas, AyhanMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: :Variety Books Publishers & Distributors | B-10 Street No 2 West Vinod Nagar Delhi 110092 Publication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010Description: xiv, 230 pages 24cmISBN: 9780521763998Subject(s): Chemical Engineering | Plant biomass | Biomass energy | Biomasse végétale | Biomasse forestièreDDC classification: 662.88 GUP

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

Summary: 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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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

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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