Gasoline, diesel, and ethanol biofuels from grasses and plants
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | 2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 230 p.: ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
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9780521763998 (hardback) 0521763991 (hardback) |
Index Number: | TK6 |
CLC: | TK6 |
Call Number: | TK6/G977 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction -- 2. Air pollution and global warming from the use of fossil fuels -- 3. Renewable energy sources -- 4. Biomass availability in the world -- 5. Convention ethanol production from corn and sugarcane -- 6. Ethanol from biomass by fermentation -- 7. Biodiesel from vegetable oils -- 8. Diesel from biomass gasification followed by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis -- 9. Bio-oil from biomass pyrolysis -- 10. Bio-crude from biomass hydrothermal liquefaction -- 11. Solar and wind energy for biofuel production -- 12. Environmental impacts of biofuels -- 13. Economic impact of biofuels -- 14. "This book introduces readers to second-generation biofuels obtained from non-food biomass, such as forest residue, agricultural residue, switch grass, and corn stover"--Provided by publisher. |