000			01741nmm a2200181Ia 4500
008			220920s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||
020			_a9780511779152
082			_a662.88 _bG959G
100			_aGupta, Ram B. _eAuthor _lEnglish _91587
245		0	_aGasoline, Diesel and Ethanol Biofuels from Grasses and Plants _c/ by Ram B. Gupta and A. Demirbas. _h[Electronic Resource]
260			_aCambridge _b: Cambridge University Press, _c2010
300			_axiv, 230p.
520			_aThe world is currently faced with two significant problems: fossil fuel depletion and environmental degradation, which are continuously being exacerbated due to increasing global energy consumption. As a substitute for petroleum, renewable fuels have been receiving increasing attention due a variety of environmental, economic, and societal benefits. The first-generation biofuels - ethanol from sugar or corn and biodiesel from vegetable oils - are already on the market. The goal of this book is to introduce readers to second-generation biofuels obtained from non-food biomass, such as forest residue, agricultural residue, switch grass, corn stover, waste wood, municipal solid wastes, and so on. Various technologies are discussed, including cellulosic ethanol, biomass gasification, synthesis of diesel and gasoline, bio-crude by hydrothermal liquefaction, bio-oil by fast pyrolysis, and the upgradation of biofuel. This book strives to serve as a comprehensive document presenting various technological pathways and environmental and economic issues related to biofuels.
650			_aEngineering _9406
700			_aDemirbas, A. _i[Author] _91588
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511779152 _qPDF _yClick to Access the Online Book
942			_cEBK _nYes
999			_c12144 _d12144