Next-Generation Biofuels

Nanda, Sonil (EDT)/ Mondal, Prasenjit (EDT)

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division（2025/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 350 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780443275647

Full Description

Next-Generation Biofuels offers a comprehensive examination of the latest innovations and breakthroughs in alternative fuel processing, emphasizing sustainable energy management. The book centers on thermochemical biorefining technologies and the creation of advanced biofuels, delving into essential scientific topics such as reaction mechanisms, catalysis, kinetic modeling, and thermodynamics. Through a detailed exploration of process integration and optimization, this resource provides readers with a robust understanding of how these technologies contribute to the evolution of renewable energy. With a strong scientific foundation, it is an invaluable reference for those interested in the future of biofuel production.

In addition to technical insights, the book covers critical areas like process design, scale-up strategies, supply chain management, and lifecycle and techno-economic assessments. It investigates the economic viability and sustainability of next-generation biofuels, supported by thorough case studies and analysis of relevant policy frameworks. The discussion extends to future challenges facing large-scale deployment of thermochemical biomass conversion and identifies emerging opportunities in the field.

Contents

1. Focused perspectives on sustainable technologies for biofuels and biochemicals production: A review of opportunities and bottlenecks
2. Breakthrough in the co-production of biomethane and biohydrogen using fermentative technologies
3. Technological advances in gasification technology to generate high-grade syngas fuels
4. Production of green hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals from catalytic Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
5. Current developments in transesterification technology to produce biodiesel
6. Production and upgrading of bio-crude oil from hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass
7. Hydroprocessing of bio-oil and bio-crude oil for catalytic upgrading to clean transportation fuels
8. Production and application of bio-jetfuel as a renewable aviation fuel
9. Recent advances in biomass pyrolysis for bio-oil and biochar production
10. Promising applications of biochar in agriculture and environmental restoration
11. Emerging applications of biochar in anaerobic digestion for improved biogas production
12. Lifecycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of biorefinery technologies for scale-up and commercialization