Handbook of Biofuels Production: Processes and Technologies, Third Edition provides a comprehensive and systematic reference on a range of biomass conversion processes and technologies. In response to the global increase in the use of biofuels as substitute transportation fuels, advanced chemical, biochemical and thermochemical biofuels production routes are quickly being developed. Substantial additions for this new edition include increased coverage of emerging feedstocks, including microalgae, more emphasis on by-product valorization for biofuels’ production, additional chapters on emerging biofuel production methods, and co-production of biofuels and bioproducts.
The book's editorial team is strengthened by the addition of an extra member, and a number of new contributors have been invited to work with authors from the first and second edition to revise existing chapters, with each offering fresh perspectives. This book is an essential reference for professional engineers in the biofuel industry as well as researchers in academia, from post-graduate level and up.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction: An overview of biofuels and production technologies - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 Life cycle assessment of biofuels - p. 25 3. Chapter 3 Biofuels: Technology, economics, and policy issues - p. 55 4. Chapter 4 Feedstocks and challenges to biofuel development - p. 93 5. Chapter 5 Production of biofuel via catalytic upgrading and refining of sustainable oleaginous feedstocks - p. 125 6. Chapter 6 Biotechnological production of biofuels - p. 151 7. Chapter 7 Biodiesel production from microbial lipids using oleaginous yeasts - p. 199 8. Chapter 8 Biochemical production of bioalcohols - p. 231 9. Chapter 9 Production of biogas via anaerobic digestion - p. 253 10. Chapter 10 Lignocellulose biorefinery advances the liquid biofuel platform - p. 313 11. Chapter 11 Chemical routes for the conversion of cellulosic platform molecules into high-energy-density biofuels - p. 361 12. Chapter 12 The catalytic processes for the deoxygenation and densification of biofuels - p. 401 13. Chapter 13 Production of bio-syngas and bio-hydrogen by gasification - p. 419 14. Chapter 14 Production of biofuels via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Biomass-to-liquids - p. 449 15. Chapter 15 Integrated biorefineries for the co-production of biofuels and high-value products - p. 513 16. Chapter 16 Microalgae for biofuels: A prospective feedstock - p. 543 17. Index - p. 581
Handbook of Biofuels Production: Processes and Technologies, Third Edition provides a comprehensive and systematic reference on a range of biomass conversion processes and technologies. In response to the global increase in the use of biofuels as substitute transportation fuels, advanced chemical, biochemical and thermochemical biofuels production routes are quickly being developed. Substantial additions for this new edition include increased coverage of emerging feedstocks, including microalgae, more emphasis on by-product valorization for biofuels’ production, additional chapters on emerging biofuel production methods, and co-production of biofuels and bioproducts.
The book's editorial team is strengthened by the addition of an extra member, and a number of new contributors have been invited to work with authors from the first and second edition to revise existing chapters, with each offering fresh perspectives. This book is an essential reference for professional engineers in the biofuel industry as well as researchers in academia, from post-graduate level and up.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction: An overview of biofuels and production technologies - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 Life cycle assessment of biofuels - p. 25 3. Chapter 3 Biofuels: Technology, economics, and policy issues - p. 55 4. Chapter 4 Feedstocks and challenges to biofuel development - p. 93 5. Chapter 5 Production of biofuel via catalytic upgrading and refining of sustainable oleaginous feedstocks - p. 125 6. Chapter 6 Biotechnological production of biofuels - p. 151 7. Chapter 7 Biodiesel production from microbial lipids using oleaginous yeasts - p. 199 8. Chapter 8 Biochemical production of bioalcohols - p. 231 9. Chapter 9 Production of biogas via anaerobic digestion - p. 253 10. Chapter 10 Lignocellulose biorefinery advances the liquid biofuel platform - p. 313 11. Chapter 11 Chemical routes for the conversion of cellulosic platform molecules into high-energy-density biofuels - p. 361 12. Chapter 12 The catalytic processes for the deoxygenation and densification of biofuels - p. 401 13. Chapter 13 Production of bio-syngas and bio-hydrogen by gasification - p. 419 14. Chapter 14 Production of biofuels via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Biomass-to-liquids - p. 449 15. Chapter 15 Integrated biorefineries for the co-production of biofuels and high-value products - p. 513 16. Chapter 16 Microalgae for biofuels: A prospective feedstock - p. 543 17. Index - p. 581
