Gasoline, diesel, and ethanol biofuels from grasses and plants

Gasoline, diesel, and ethanol biofuels from grasses and plants /

"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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Bibliographic Details
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Main Author: Gupta, Ram B.
Other Authors: Demirbas, Ayhan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010
Subjects:
Plant biomass.
Forest biomass.
Biomass energy.
Biomass conversion.
Chemical processes.
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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.

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