Biofuels and bioenergy

"Preface Humans have a long history of using a wide variety of biomass resources as sources of energy and fuel. The discovery and use of fossil energy, represented largely by coal, natural gas, and petroleum, have drastically reduced the utilization of biomass fuels. The technologies of generat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, Sunggyu (Author), Shah, Yatish T. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : Taylor & Francis , c2013
Series:Green chemistry and chemical engineering
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to biofuels and bioenergy
  • 2. Crop oils, biodiesel, and algae fuels
  • 3. Ethanol from corn
  • 4. Ethanol from lignocellulose
  • 5. Fast pyrolysis and gasification of biomass
  • 6. Conversion of waste to biofuels, bioproducts, and bioenergy
  • 7. Mixed feedstock