书目

Gasoline Diesel and Ethanol Biofuels from Grasses and Plants

内容简介

Theworldiscurrentlyfacedwithtwosignificantproblems:fossilfueldepletionandenvironmentaldegradation,whicharecontinuouslybeingexacerbatedduetoincreasingglobalenergyconsumption.Asasubstituteforpetroleum,renewablefuelshavebeenreceivingincreasingattentiondueavarietyofenvironmental,economic,andsocietalbenefits.Thefirst-generationbiofuels-ethanolfromsugarorcornandbiodieselfromvegetableoils-arealreadyonthemarket.Thegoalofthis2010bookistointroducereaderstosecond-generationbiofuelsobtainedfromnon-foodbiomass,suchasforestresidue,agriculturalresidue,switchgrass,cornstover,wastewood,municipalsolidwastes,andsoon.Varioustechnologiesarediscussed,includingcellulosicethanol,biomassgasification,synthesisofdieselandgasoline,bio-crudebyhydrothermalliquefaction,bio-oilbyfastpyrolysis,andtheupgradationofbiofuel.Thisbookstrivestoserveasacomprehensivedocumentpresentingvarioustechnologicalpathwaysandenvironmentalandeconomicissuesrelatedtobiofuels.

作者简介

DrRamB.GuptaisaDistinguishedChairProfessorandChairoftheChemicalEngineeringGraduateProgramatAuburnUniversity.Hehaspublishednumerousresearchpapersandholdsseveralpatentsonbiofuels,nanotechnology,hydrogenfuel,andsupercriticalfluidtechnologyandistherecipientofseveralnationalawards.HeisaFellowoftheAlabamaAcademyofScience.HeservedontheeditorialadvisoryboardsofIndustrialandEngineeringChemistryResearchandNanomedicine:Nanotechnology,BiologyandMedicineandiscurrentlyservingontheeditorialboardsoftheJournalofBiomedicalNanotechnology,ResearchLettersinNanotechnology,theOpenNanomedicineJournal,theInternationalJournalofChemicalEngineering,andResearchLettersinChemicalEngineering.HisrecentbooksareNanoparticleTechnologyforDrugDelivery;SolubilityinSupercriticalCarbonDioxide;HydrogenFuel:Production,Transport,andStorage;andGasoline,Diesel,andEthanolBiofuelsfromGrassesandPlants.AyhanDemirbasisaFullProfessoratSilaScienceandEnergy.HewasaProfessorofEnergyTechnologiesScienceatKaradenizTechnicalUniversity,Turkey,between1991and2001,andatSelcukUniversity,Turkey,from2003to2007.Hisresearchismainlyconcernedwithrenewableandsustainableenergy.

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