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Sustainable fuel technologies handbook / Suman Dutta, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Knovel)
Main Authors: Dutta, Suman (Author), Hussain, Chaudhery Mustansar (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Renewable energy sources.
Fuel.
Energy consumption.
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Sustainable Fuel Technologies Handbook
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • I. Modern Perspective of Sustainability
  • 1 Overview of sustainable fuel and energy technologies
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Sustainable technologies for energy production
  • 1.2.1 Solar energy capturing and usage
  • 1.2.2 Capturing wind energy and its challenges
  • 1.2.3 Hydropower energy capturing and challenges
  • 1.2.4 Other clean and sustainable energy sources and production technologies
  • 1.3 Sustainable technologies for energy, fuel and chemicals production.
  • 1.3.1 High-temperature biomass conversion technologies
  • 1.3.1.1 Biomass combustion and challenges
  • 1.3.1.2 Biomass gasification
  • 1.3.1.3 Biomass pyrolysis
  • 1.3.2 Low-temperature biomass conversion processes
  • 1.3.2.1 Biological routes for fuel and chemicals production
  • 1.3.2.2 Catalytic routes for fuels and chemicals production
  • 1.4 Summary
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • II. Biomass Energy Technology and Biorefinery
  • 2 The second- and third-generation biofuel technologies: comparative perspectives
  • Graphical abstract
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Biorefineries.
  • 2.3 First-generation biorefineries
  • 2.4 Second-generation biorefineries
  • 2.4.1 Raw feedstock for bioethanol production
  • 2.4.2 Process of bioethanol production
  • Thermochemical conversion
  • Biochemical conversion
  • 2.4.2.1 Pretreatment
  • 2.4.2.1.1 Types of pretreatment
  • 2.4.2.2 Inhibitors and their impact on microorganisms
  • 2.4.2.2.1 Enzymatic hydrolysis
  • 2.4.2.3 Fermentation technique of lignocellulosic hydrolysates
  • 2.4.2.4 Enzymatic saccharification and fermentation
  • 2.4.3 Cost estimation
  • 2.4.3.1 Production costs
  • 2.4.3.1.1 Cost prediction.
  • 2.4.4 Advantages and disadvantages
  • 2.4.5 Environmental aspect
  • 2.5 Third-generation biorefineries
  • 2.5.1 Technique of algal oil extraction
  • 2.5.1.1 Extraction of oil from algal biomass
  • 2.5.1.2 Conversion of algae to biofuels
  • 2.5.1.3 Steps in production of biofuels from algae
  • 2.5.2 Environmental impact
  • 2.6 SWOT analysis
  • 2.7 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • 3 Biomass, biorefinery, and biofuels
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.1 Biomass
  • 3.1.1.1 Triglyceride
  • 3.1.1.2 Sugar and starch
  • 3.1.1.3 Lignocellulose
  • 3.1.2 Biorefinery
  • 3.1.3 Biofuels.
  • 3.2 Traditional biofuels
  • 3.2.1 Biodiesel
  • 3.2.1.1 Catalysts
  • 3.2.1.2 Process variables
  • 3.2.1.3 Process and economics
  • 3.2.1.4 Biodiesel specification
  • 3.2.2 Bio-ethanol
  • 3.2.2.1 Fuel properties
  • 3.2.2.2 Processes
  • 3.2.2.3 Challenges and economics
  • 3.2.3 Bio-butanol
  • 3.2.3.1 Fuel properties
  • 3.2.3.2 Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation
  • 3.2.3.3 Fermentation engineering
  • 3.2.3.4 Separation of acetone-butanol-ethanol
  • 3.2.3.5 Economics
  • 3.3 Hydrocarbon biofuels
  • 3.3.1 HDO of vegetable oil
  • 3.3.1.1 Reaction mechanism
  • 3.3.1.2 Catalysts
  • 3.3.1.3 Supports.

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