Handbook of Biofuels

A comprehensive view of the chemistry and engineering sides of bioenergy and the future of biofuels, including biodiesel and bioethanol

Sanjay Sahay (Edited by)

9780128228104

Paperback, published 2 November 2021

690 pages, 80 illustrations (20 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 4.2 cm, 1.81 kg

Approx.676 pages

A. Introduction
1. An economic analysis of biofuels: policies, trade, and employment opportunities
2. Technoeconomic analysis of biofuel production: concept, steps, and tools
B. Bioenergy: Potential feedstock
3. Plants: a sustainable platform for second-generation biofuels and biobased chemicals
4. Energy plants (crops): potential natural and future designer plants
5. Algal biorefinery: technoeconomic analysis
6. Tapping wastewater resource: why and how?
7. Bioenergy from food waste
C. Bioethanol: 2G and 3G
9. Decongestion of lignocellulosics: critical assessment of physicochemical approaches
10. Deconstruction of lignocellulosics: potential biological approaches
11. Lignin: value addition is key to profitable biomass biorefinery
12. Downstream process: toward cost/energy effectiveness
13. Process integration: hurdles and approaches to overcome
14. Community-level second-generation bioethanol plant: a case study focused on a safety issue
15. Third-generation bioethanol: status, scope, and challenges
D. Biobutanol: renewed interest
16. Biobutanol, the forgotten biofuel candidate: latest research and future directions
E. Biodiesel: potential sources and prospect
17. Algal biodiesel: technology, hurdles, and future directions
18. Microbial biodiesel: a comprehensive study toward sustainable biofuel production
19. Assessment of farm-level biodiesel unit—a potential alternative for sustainable future
F. Biohydrogen: The cleanest fuel
20. Biohydrogen: potential applications, approaches, and hurdles to overcome
21. Biological routes of hydrogen production: critical assessment
22. Thermochemical routes applying biomass: critical assessment
23. Splitting of water: biological and nonbiological approaches
G. Biogas: the decentralised fuel
24. Decentralized biogas plants: status, prospects, and challenges
25. Biogas: microbiological research to enhance efficiency and regulation
H. Syngas
26. Biogas technology implementation in rural areas: a case study of Vhembe District in Limpopo Province, South Africa
27. A biotechnological overview of syngas fermentation
I. Bioelectricity
28. Biofuel cell: existing formats, production level, constraints, and potential uses
29. Enzymatic and microbial biofuel cells: current developments and future directions
30. Biomass-based electrification
J. New directions
31. Nanotechnological interventions in biofuel production
32. Carbon dioxide capture for biofuel production
33. Solar intervention in bioenergy
34. The pursuits of solar application for biofuel generation

Subject Areas: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX]