Biomass to biofuels : strategies for global industries
by
Vertes, Alain A.
Title
:
Biomass to biofuels : strategies for global industries
Author
:
Vertes, Alain A.
ISBN
:
9780470513125
Publication Information
:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2010.
Physical Description
:
xxii, 559 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
:
Part I: Structure of the bioenergy business: Characteristics of biofuels and renewable fuel -- The global demand for biofuels: technologies, markets and policies -- Biofuel demand realization -- Advanced biorefineries for the production of fuel ethanol -- Part II: Diesel from biomass: Biomass liquefaction and gasification -- Diesel from syngas -- Biodiesel from vegetable oils -- Biofuels from microalgae and seaweeds -- Part III: Ethanol and butanol: Improvements in corn to ethanol production technology using saccharomyces cerevisiae -- Advanced technologies for biomass hydrolysis and saccharification using novel enzymes -- Mass balances and analytical methods for biomass pretreatment experiments -- Biomass conversion inhibitors and in situ detoxification -- Fuel ethanol production from lignocellulosic raw materials using recombinant yeasts -- Conversion of biomass to ethanol by other organisms -- Advanced fermentation technologies -- Advanced product recovery technologies -- Clostridia and process engineering for energy generation -- Part IV: Hydrogen, methane, and methanol: Hydrogen generation by microbial cultures -- Engineering photosynthesis for H2 production from H2O: cyanobacteria as design organisms -- Production and utilization of methane biogas as renewable fuel -- Methanol production and utilization -- Part V: Perspectives: Enhancing primary raw materials for biofuels -- Axes of development in chemical and process engineering for converting biomass to energy -- Financing strategies for industrial-scale biofuel production and technology development start-ups.
Subject Term
:
Biomass energy -- International cooperation.
Biomass energy industries -- International cooperation.
Globalization.
Added Author
:
Vertes, Alain A.
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | Book | 0019889 | TP339.B5765 2010 | Rafta |