Gasoline Diesel and Ethanol Biofuels from Grasses and Plants

作者: Ram B. Gupta 著

出版社: Cambridge University Press

出版时间: 2010-04

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780521763998

定价: 598.00

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 246页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>工程技术

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. 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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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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