Written by a team of industry experts and edited by one of the most prolific and well-respected engineering authors in the industry, this exciting new volume covers the latest processes, equipment, and applications for clean biofuel production.
With renewable and alternative energy sources becoming more and more important, and the growth in percentage of the overall energy used, biofuels production is more important than ever and is a huge part of taking up the slack in the transition from fossil fuels. This volume covers many of the newest state-of-the art processes, trends, and changes in the industry, combining information from many disciplines to deliver have-to-have solutions for the engineer or scientist’s daily problems. Whether in the plant or in the classroom, this exciting new volume is a must-have for any engineer, scientist, student, or other industry professional working in biofuel production.
Audience
Engineers, scientists, faculty and students, and industry professionals working in the biofuel industry.
Edited by:
Inamuddin,
Tariq Altalhi (Taif University,
Saudi Arabia)
Imprint: Wiley-Scrivener
Country of Publication: United States
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781394204403
ISBN 10: 139420440X
Pages: 592
Publication Date: 07 August 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface xix 1 Biofuel Production: Past to Present Technologies 1 Manisha Jagadale, Beula Isabel J., Mahesh Jadhav, Selvakumar Periyasamy and Desta Getachew Gizaw 2 Biorefineries for the Sustainable Generation of Algal Biofuels 31 Mônica Lady Fiorese, Keiti Lopes Maestre, Carina Contini Triques, Larissa Echeverria, Jacqueline Ferandin Honório, Marcia Regina Fagundes-Klen, Leila Denise Fiorentin-Ferrari and Veronice Slusarski-Santana 3 Biofuel Production from Waste Materials 61 Anvita Chaudhary, Richa Srivastava and Ram Singh 4 Essentials of Liquefied Biomethane Gas (LBG) 83 Rupesh S., Deepanraj B., Sowndarya K. J., Anushree P. and Somashekar B. R. 5 Exploring Cost-Effective Pathways for Future Biofuel Production 119 Sumeyra Gurkok 6 Generation of Hydrogen Using Cyanobacteria 149 Darissa Alves Dutra, Adriane Terezinha Schneider, Rosangela Rodrigues Dias, Mariany Costa Deprá, Richard Luan Silva Machado, Leila Queiroz Zepka and Eduardo Jacob-Lopes 7 Microstructural Engineering for Bioenergy Production 165 Serkan Baslayici and Pelin Demircivi 8 Lignocellulosic Biomass as Feedstock for Biofuels: The State of the Science, Prospects, and Challenges 187 Surbhi Kumari Barnwal, Srijanee Dhar, Deepu Joy Parayil and Dileep Francis 9 Limitations of the First- and Second-Generation Solid-Gaseous Biofuels in a Time of Climate Emergency 229 Deviany Deviany and Siti Khodijah Chaerun 10 Advancements in Microbial Fermentation of Agro and Food Processing Wastes for Generation of Biofuel 245 Swati Ray, Avik Mukherjee and Uma Ghosh 11 Biofuel Prospects by 2030, Based on Existing Production and Future Projections 287 Masoud Salehipour, Shahla Rezaei, Ali Motaharian, Rezvan Yazdian-Robati and Mehdi Mogharabi-Manzari 12 Microstructural Maneuvering for Bioenergy Production 299 Akhandal Sahoo, Tushar Adsul, Santanu Ghosh and Atul Kumar Varma 13 Nanotechnology-Based Alternatives for Sustainable Biofuel and Bioenergy Production 333 Sapna Devi, Sushma Kumari, Tatek Temesgen and Sunaina 14 New Insights Into Valuable Strategies for Generating Algal Biofuels 363 Malini S., Kalyan Raj and K.S. Anantharaju 15 Outline of Energy Crop-Based Solid Biofuels: Trends and Opportunities 379 Shrabani Barman, Sandipan Biswas, Sahidul Islam and Ujjwal Mandal 16 Overview of Gaseous Biofuels Derived from Crops: Progress and Prospects 405 P. Sobhangi, Monalisa Das, P.O. Prakash, R. Keerthi and K.V. Chaitanya 17 Recent Advances in Microbial Biodiesel 433 Swathe Sriee A. E., Ranjitha J. and Vijayalakshmi Shankar 18 Thermochemical Conversion Products for Solid Biofuels 473 J.E. Castanheiro, P.A. Mourão and I. Cansado 19 Coal for Hydrogen Production and Storage 487 Dinesh Kumar, Tushar Adsul, Santanu Ghosh and Atul Kumar Varma 20 Fuel Characteristics of Solid and Gaseous Energy Carriers 525 Charles Rashama, Christian Riann and Tonderayi S. Matambo References 542 Index 545
Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Department of Science and Technology, India, Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020 from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published about 210 research articles in various international scientific journals, many book chapters, and dozens of edited books, many with Wiley-Scrivener. Tariq Altalhi, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. He received his doctorate degree from University of Adelaide, Australia in the year 2014 with Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He has worked as head of the Chemistry Department at Taif university and Vice Dean of Science College. In 2015, one of his works was nominated for Green Tech awards from Germany, Europe’s largest environmental and business prize, amongst top 10 entries. He has also co-edited a number of scientific books.
