Emerging Biofuels
Stationary and Mobile Applications
- 1st Edition - March 15, 2024
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- Editors: Sonil Nanda, Vaibhav Vasant Goud, Ajay K. Dalai
- Language: English
Emerging Biofuels: Stationary and Mobile Applications presents a comprehensive assessment of supply chains and conversion pathways of the promising biofuels in the 21st century.… Read more
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Description
Description
Emerging Biofuels: Stationary and Mobile Applications presents a comprehensive assessment of supply chains and conversion pathways of the promising biofuels in the 21st century. Highlighting the potential of emerging biofuels, the book covers the latest breakthroughs and process intensification strategies for the development of near to mid-term commercialization. Chapters provide readers with an overview of emerging biofuels, key advantages, and major drivers for the biofuel industry. The majority of the book is dedicated to assessing each emerging biofuel, including renewable diesel, bio-CNG, 3rd generation lignocellulosic ethanol, fisher-tropsch biofuels, biohydrogen, microalgal biodiesel, bio jet fuel, hythane, methanol, and bio-oil, dimethyl ether, and more. The final chapters of the book examine techno-economic viability, sustainability, and the lifecycle of selected biofuel through detailed case studies while also analyzing international policy frameworks for biofuels. This book is a valuable reference for students, researchers and industry engineers involved in biofuels production, but will also be of interest to multidisciplinary teams working across Renewable Energy, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science and Sustainability Science.
Key features
Key features
- Brings together the fundamentals and latest developments on emerging biofuels
- Provides a comparative assessment of biofuels and alternative conversion pathways
- Offers a holistic assessment of biomass supply chains for guided sustainability analysis and informed decision-making
Readership
Readership
Students and researchers involved in biofuels production and working in the areas of Chemical/Process engineering, Environmental Science, and Biotechnology, Engineers involved in the commercialization of biofuels, particularly in the transportation sector such as the automotive and aviation industries, Students in courses on Renewable Energy and Bioenergy
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Emerging Biofuels: an introduction
2. Renewable Diesel as a drop-in alternative to biodiesel and mineral diesel
3. Bio-CNG as an automotive fuel: advancements in refining, fuel compression, and CO2 sequestration
4. 3rd Generation Lignocellulosic Ethanol: Barriers and latest developments
5. ABE Fermentation for the production of Biobutanol
6. Methanol production from biomass: recent advancements and process bottlenecks
7. Fisher-Tropsch Biofuel synthesis; process parameters and recent developments
8. Dimethyl Ether: production pathway, process intensification, and properties
9. Biohydrogen: prospects and challenges
10. Microalgal Biodiesel: production in a biorefinery and process
11. Bio Jet Fuel: an appealing way to decarbonize the aviation sector
12. Hydrothermal Liquefaction Bio-oil: production, up-gradation, and applications
13. Pyrolytic Bio-Oil: Upgradation pathways, Properties and Applications
14. Hythane; production pathway and process optimization
15. Techno-Economic Assessment of Biofuel Production Scenarios: selected case
16. Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Production Scenarios: selected case studies
17. Policy framework for biofuels across the globe
2. Renewable Diesel as a drop-in alternative to biodiesel and mineral diesel
3. Bio-CNG as an automotive fuel: advancements in refining, fuel compression, and CO2 sequestration
4. 3rd Generation Lignocellulosic Ethanol: Barriers and latest developments
5. ABE Fermentation for the production of Biobutanol
6. Methanol production from biomass: recent advancements and process bottlenecks
7. Fisher-Tropsch Biofuel synthesis; process parameters and recent developments
8. Dimethyl Ether: production pathway, process intensification, and properties
9. Biohydrogen: prospects and challenges
10. Microalgal Biodiesel: production in a biorefinery and process
11. Bio Jet Fuel: an appealing way to decarbonize the aviation sector
12. Hydrothermal Liquefaction Bio-oil: production, up-gradation, and applications
13. Pyrolytic Bio-Oil: Upgradation pathways, Properties and Applications
14. Hythane; production pathway and process optimization
15. Techno-Economic Assessment of Biofuel Production Scenarios: selected case
16. Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Production Scenarios: selected case studies
17. Policy framework for biofuels across the globe
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 22, 2024
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Sonil Nanda
Dr. Sonil Nanda is an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in “Clean Agricultural Technology and Energy” in the Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University, Canada. He received his Ph.D. in Biology from York University, Canada; his M.Sc. in Applied Microbiology from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University), India; and his B.Sc. in Microbiology from the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, India. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at York University and the University of Western Ontario and a Research Associate in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. He was the Director of Research and Development at Titan Clean Energy Projects Corporation in Craik, Saskatchewan. Dr. Nanda’s research areas focus on producing advanced biofuels and biochemicals through thermochemical and biochemical conversion technologies, including gasification, pyrolysis, carbonization, torrefaction, and fermentation. He has gained expertise in the hydrothermal gasification of various organic wastes and biomass, including agricultural and forestry residues, industrial effluents, municipal solid waste, cattle manure, sewage sludge, food wastes, waste tires, and petroleum residues to produce hydrogen fuel. His parallel interests are generating hydrothermal flames for treating hazardous wastes, agronomic biochar applications, phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils, and carbon capture and sequestration. Dr. Nanda has published 19 edited books, 85 book chapters, and more than 165 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is the editor of some popular books entitled “Emerging Biofuels” (Elsevier), “Biomass to Bioenergy: Modern Technological Strategies for Biorefineries” (Elsevier), “Innovations in Thermochemical Technologies for Biofuel Processing” (Elsevier), “New Dimensions in Production and Utilization of Hydrogen” (Elsevier), “Biorefinery of Alternative Resources: Targeting Green Fuels and Platform Chemicals” (Springer Nature), “Recent Advancements in Biofuels and Bioenergy Utilization” (Springer Nature), “Catalytic and Noncatalytic Upgrading of Oils” (American Chemical Society), “Fuel Processing and Energy Utilization” (CRC Press), “Bioprocessing of Biofuels” (CRC Press), “Progressive Thermochemical Biorefining Technologies” (CRC Press), “Algal Biorefinery: Developments, Challenges and Opportunities” (Routledge), “Biohydrogen: Developments and Prospects” (Apple Academic Press), and “Biomethane: Developments and Prospects” (Apple Academic Press). Dr. Nanda is a fellow member of the Society for Applied Biotechnology in India and a life member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Association of Microbiologists of India, the Indian Science Congress Association, and the Biotech Research Society of India. He is also a member of several chemical engineering societies across North America, such as the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Chemical Institute of Canada, the Combustion Institute-Canadian Section, and Engineers Without Borders Canada. Dr. Nanda is an Assistant Subject Editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier) as well as an Associate Editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters (Springer Nature) and Applied Nanoscience (Springer Nature). He has also edited several Special Issues in renowned journals such as the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier), Chemical Engineering Science (Elsevier), Catalysis Today (Elsevier), Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer Nature), Waste and Biomass Valorization (Springer Nature), Topics in Catalysis (Springer Nature), SN Applied Sciences (Springer Nature), Chemical Engineering & Technology (Wiley), and The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (Wiley).
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.VG
Vaibhav Vasant Goud
Dr. Goud is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at I I T Guwahati. He completed his Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur in 2006. Principal research interests of Dr. Goud are in the fields of Extraction of Natural Plant Products (Essential oils, Oleoresins, Food Colors, Biopesticides, Nutraceuticals, and Cosmeceuticals) by using Subcritical and Supercritical fluids as well as the processing of non-edible oilseeds, Biomass for production of Bio-fuels, Bio-lubricants, and Oleo-chemicals. He has published more than 125 papers in international peer-reviewed journals that have received more than 6889 citations (with an h-index of 31) and 14 book chapters and made presentations of his research in several national/ international conferences. He is a life member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Sea buckthorn Association of India, and the International Society of Food Engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, IndiaAD
Ajay K. Dalai
Professor Dalai has authored/co-authored over 550 research papers in international journals, book chapters and conference proceedings, has written over 180 research reports for funding agencies, and has presented over 500 papers at national and international conferences in addition to over 135 invited seminars at conferences and institutions. Dr. Dalai is one of the top funded Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) researchers in Canada and regularly receives funding from a variety of government and industry partners, such as Western Economic Diversification, Saskatchewan Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Syncrude Canada Ltd., SaskCanola, Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission (SMDC), Sask Power, Natural Resources Canada, Saskatchewan Research Council, Imperial Oil, Petro Canada, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), BioFuel Net, Agricultural Biomass Innovation Network, and Western Economic. His scholarly contributions have received well over 20000 citations with an h index of 70.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioenergy and Environmentally Friendly Chemical Processing; Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, SK CanadaView book on ScienceDirect
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