Sustainable Bioenergy
Advances and Impacts

Presents recent advances in the production of various sustainable biofuels and their impacts

Mahendra Rai (Edited by), Avinash P. Ingle (Edited by)

9780128176542, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 31 May 2019

416 pages, 100 illustrations (50 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.63 kg

Sustainable Bioenergy: Advances and Impacts presents a careful overview of advances and promising innovation in the development of various bioenergy technologies. It covers the production of bio-jet fuel, algal biofuels, recent developments in bioprocesses, nanotechnology applications for energy conversion, the role of different catalysts in the production of biofuels, and the impacts of those fuels on society. The book brings together global experts to form a big picture of cutting-edge research in sustainable bioenergy and biofuels. It is an ideal resource for researchers, students, energy analysts and policymakers who will benefit from the book’s overview of impacts and innovative needs.

1. Lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of bioethanol: Availability, structure and composition 2. Rural Bio-refinery: A viable solution for Production of fuel and chemicals in Rural India3. Sustainable Bioenergy Development in Africa: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward4. Biohydrogen Production and Bagasse Gasification Process in the Sugarcane Industry 5. Bio jet-fuel production from biomass 6. Bio-oil Production and Upgrading Technology7. New Trends in Biogas Production and Utilization 8. Current challenges and advances in Butanol production 9. Mesoporous and other type of catalyst for conversion of non-edible oil to bio-gasoline via deoxygenation10. Third generation biofuels: an overview11. Nano-biocatalytic processes for producing biodiesel from algae12. Impacts of sustainable biofuels production from biomass13. Socio-economic impacts of harnessing the lignocellulose into biofuels14. The challenges in the regulation of nanotechnology in sustainable production of bioenergy

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