Introduction to biofuels
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書誌事項
Introduction to biofuels
（Mechanical engineering series / series editor, Frank Kreith）
CRC Press, c2010
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
What role will biofuels play in the scientific portfolio that might bring energy independence and security, revitalize rural infrastructures, and wean us off of our addiction to oil? The shifting energy landscape of the 21st century, with its increased demand for renewable energy technology, poses a worrying challenge. Discussing the multidisciplinary study of bioenergy and its potential for replacing fossil fuels in the coming decades, Introduction to Biofuels provides a roadmap for understanding the broad sweep of technological, sociological, and energy policy issues that intermingle and intertwine.
Copiously illustrated and with numerous examples, this book explores key technologies, including biotechnology, bioprocessing, and genetic reprogramming of microorganisms. The author examines the future of biofuels from a broader perspective, addressing the economic, social, and environmental issues crucial for studying the sustainable development of bioenergy. Each chapter begins with questions and provides the answers later in the chapter as key informational points. Embedded Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) sections provide detailed derivations and equations for a subset of topics that can be found easily as buzzwords in popular media and on web sites. Together, the STEM topics form a thread of essential technologies and a guide to how researchers have established quantitative parameters that are crucial to the ever-growing biofuels database.
With so much information scattered throughout the literature, it is often difficult to make sense of what is real and what is an optimistic selling of ideas with no scientific credibility. This book does an excellent job of filtering through volumes of data, providing a historical perspective on which to anchor the information, and outlining the strengths and constraints of the different biofuels.
目次
Ethanol as the Leading "First-Generation" Biofuel. Cellulosic Ethanol as a "Second-Generation" Biofuel. Microbiology of Cellulosic Ethanol Production I: Yeasts. Microbiology of Cellulosic Ethanol Production II: Bacteria. Biochemical Engineering of Cellulosic Ethanol. The Economics of Fuel Ethanol. Advanced Biofuels: The Widening Portfolio of Alternatives to Ethanol. Chemically Produced Biofuels. Sustainability of Biofuels Production. Biofuels as Products of Integrated Bioprocesses (Biorefineries).
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