TY - BOOK AU - Gupta, Ram B AU - Gupta, Ram B. AU - Demirbas, Ayhan TI - Gasoline, diesel, and ethanol biofuels from grasses and plants SN - 9780521763998 U1 - 662.88 GUP PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - : Cambridge University Press, KW - Chemical Engineering KW - Plant biomass KW - Biomass energy KW - Biomasse végétale KW - Biomasse forestière N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -