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Title Biomass to biofuels : strategies for global industries / edited by Alain A. Vertès [and others]
Published Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 559 pages) : illustrations
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
Summary "Biofuels are rapidly emerging as a popular solution to address global warming, rising energy costs and fuel supply shortages. However the environmental, economic and energetic benefits of biofuels still remain challenged. Amidst the global debate, Biomass to Biofuels: Strategies for Global Industries addresses these challenges through a discussion of the latest scientific advances in biofuel manufacturing. Combining scientific and business perspectives, the book provides a comprehensive overview of biofuel production technologies, highlighting both manufacturing and financial concerns inorder to define an appropriate R & D strategy." "This is a valuable handbook for scientists and policy makers working in the biofuels industry, as well as those working inthe related fields of petrochemicals and agriculture. It is also an important resource for students and academic researchers working on renewable energy solutions and bioprocessing technology."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Biomass energy -- International cooperation
Biomass energy industries -- International cooperation
Globalization.
globalism.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
Globalization
Form Electronic book
Author Vertès, Alain A
ISBN 9780470750032
0470750030
9780470750025
0470750022
1282472089
9781282472082