Biofuels Wim Soetaert

Wim Soetaert, Erik Vandamme047002674X, 9780470026748, 9780470754092

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.

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Table of contents :
Cover Page……Page 1
Wiley Series in Renewable Resources……Page 3
Title: Biofuels……Page 4
ISBN 047002674X……Page 5
Contents (with page links)……Page 6
Series Preface……Page 10
Preface……Page 12
Note on conversion factors……Page 13
Contributors……Page 14
1.1 Fossil versus Renewable Energy Resources……Page 16
1.2 Economic Impact……Page 17
1.3 Comparison of Bio-energy Sources……Page 19
References……Page 22
2.1 Introduction……Page 24
2.2 Availability of Cellulosic Feedstocks……Page 26
2.3 Feedstock Options……Page 28
2.4 Sustainable Removal……Page 31
2.5 Erosion Control……Page 33
2.6 Tilling Practice……Page 34
2.7 Transitioning to No-till……Page 36
2.8 Realizing Removal……Page 37
2.9 Removal Economics……Page 40
2.10 Climate Change Mitigation……Page 42
2.11 Pretreatment……Page 44
2.14 Continuing Downstream: Fungible Fermentation Sugars……Page 47
2.17 Conclusions……Page 48
2.18 Policy Recommendations……Page 49
References……Page 50
3.1 Introduction……Page 54
3.2 Federal Policy……Page 55
3.3 The US Ethanol Market……Page 56
3.4 Corn Ethanol Technology……Page 61
3.5 Cellulosic Ethanol……Page 64
3.6 The Future……Page 67
References……Page 68
4.1 Overview……Page 70
4.3 The Brazilian Experience with Ethanol……Page 71
4.4 Policy and Regulatory Instruments Applied to Deploy Large-Scale Ethanol Production……Page 74
4.5 Cost Reductions……Page 76
4.6 Technological Development……Page 77
4.7 Is the Ethanol Production in Brazil Sustainable?……Page 80
4.8 Is the Brazilian Experience Replicable?……Page 87
4.9 Conclusions……Page 88
References……Page 89
5.2 Biodiesel Production Worldwide……Page 92
5.3 Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production……Page 94
5.4 Chemical Principles of Biodiesel Production……Page 95
5.5 Catalysts for Transesterificatio and Esterificatio Reactions……Page 96
5.6 Transesterificatio in Supercritical Alcohols……Page 101
5.8 Overview of Process Technologies……Page 102
References……Page 106
6.1 Introduction……Page 110
6.2 Theoretical Background Catalytic FT-Diesel Synthesis Process……Page 111
6.3 Biomass Gasi cation-Based FT-Diesel Production Concepts……Page 115
6.4 Economics of Biomass-Based FT-Diesel Production Concepts……Page 125
6.5 Conclusions……Page 128
References……Page 129
7.1 Introduction……Page 132
7.2 Plant Oil Biofuels: the Underlying Idea……Page 133
7.3 Perspectives of the Plant Oil Fuel Market……Page 134
7.4 System Requirements……Page 137
7.5 Plant Oil Conversion Technology……Page 139
7.6 The User Perspective……Page 140
References……Page 142
8.1 Introduction……Page 144
8.2 Enzymatic Transesterificatio by Lipase……Page 145
8.3 Use of Extracellular Lipases……Page 146
8.4 Use of Intracellular Lipase as Whole-Cell Biocatalyst……Page 151
8.5 Use of Cell-Surface Displaying Cells as Whole-Cell Biocatalyst……Page 158
References……Page 162
9.1 Introduction……Page 168
9.3 Conversion of Waste Frying and Cooking Oils into Biodiesel……Page 170
9.4 Conclusion……Page 183
References……Page 184
10.1 Overview……Page 186
10.2 Introduction……Page 187
10.3 Biogas Production Potential……Page 189
10.4 Biogas Production Configuration……Page 198
10.5 Outlook……Page 206
10.6 Conclusions……Page 208
References……Page 209
Abbreviations……Page 212
11.2 Hydrogen Formation in Natural Ecosystems……Page 213
11.3 Thermodynamics of Hydrogen Formation……Page 214
11.4 Enzymology……Page 219
11.5 Enterobacteria……Page 221
11.6 The Genus……Page 222
11.7 The Genus……Page 223
11.8 The Genus……Page 225
11.9 The Genus……Page 226
11.10 The Genus Pyrococcus/Thermococcus……Page 227
11.11 Approaches for Improving Hydrogen Production……Page 228
11.12 Concluding Remarks……Page 229
References……Page 230
12.1 Introduction……Page 238
12.2 Energy Balance……Page 239
12.3 Crop Production and Greenhouse Gas Emissions……Page 241
12.4 CO2 Adjustment in a Changing Ethanol Industry……Page 243
12.5 Conclusions……Page 247
References……Page 248
Index (with page links)……Page 250