Biofuels (eBook)

Wim Soetaert, Erick J. Vandamme (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
256 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-470-75409-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book gives a broad overview of the key topics in this field of study, approaching them from a technical and economic angle giving the reader a comprehensive insight into biofuels as a whole. 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 book is particularly relevant as it highlights the extensive debate of the on-going global needs to find alternative fuels, making it not only a necessary text for working professionals and researchers in the field, but for anyone with an interest in sustaining the earth.

Professor Erick Vandamme and Professor Wim Soetaert research in the area of renewable resources and alternative fuels sources, at the Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology and Biocatalysis, Department of Biochemical and Microbial Technology, Ghent University.

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Biofuels Biofuels The use of biofuels is rapidly gaining momentum all over the world, and can be expected to have an ever increasing impact on the energy and agricultural sector in particular. Biofuels covers the use and conversion technologies of biomass as a renewable resource to produce bioenergy in a sustainable way, mainly in the form of liquid and gaseous biofuels. It gives a broad overview of biofuel developments from both a technical and an economical angle. The different production technologies for biofuels that exist or are under development are extensively covered in depth, dealing with both first generation as well as second generation technologies. Market developments in the sector, including trends on prices, markets and growth are also discussed. The link between the technical and economical developments are indicated throughout the text. The interactions between the technical, economical and ecological aspects are clearly expressed in this volume and are actually covered here for the first time in a single comprehensive volume. This comprehensive text will prove useful for chemists, biologists and engineers working in the emerging biofuels industry, for researchers and academics interested in the field, as well as for those active in conventional fuel companies. The book is also relevant to people active in policy or financing, either within the government, industry or academia. This volume offers an excellent source of useful information and allows reflection about the bio-based economy in general. Topics covered include: Process Technologies forBio-ethanol Production Process Technologies for Biodiesel Production Bio-based Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Production Biomass Digestion to Methane Biological Hydrogen Production Feedstocks for Biorefineries Sustainability of Biofuels

Autor

Editors Wim Soetaert, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Erick J. Vandamme, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Series Editor Christian Stevens Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Rezensionen

?This compilation provides a worthwhile insight into the past
accomplishments, future needs, and economics in developing this
industry that will meet a growing demand for energy.?
(CHOICE, October 2009)

"This book highlights in a highly topical, competent and
clear-cut presentation the significance of producing energy
carriers from biobased feedstocks and their transformation
processes. It encompasses developments in agriculture and a
multitude of production technologies regarding both sustainability
of future feedstock and requirements of human nutrition."
(Starch, June 2009)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.1.2009
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series in Renewable Resources
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Schlagworte: Chemie • Chemistry • Environmental Chemistry • Umweltchemie
• ISBN-10: 0-470-75409-5 / 0470754095
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-75409-2 / 9780470754092