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Author:   R. Luque ,  J. Campelo (University of Cordoba, Spain) ,  J. Clark (University of York, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
ISBN:  

9781439852408

ISBN 10:   1439852405
Pages:   720
Publication Date:   30 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
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PART I KEY ISSUES AND ASSESSMENT OF BIOFUELS PRODUCTION Introduction and overview of biofuels production; R Luque and J M Campelo Multiple objectives policy for biofuels production: environmental, socio-economic and regulatory issues; C De Lucia Life cycle sustainability assessment of biofuels; A Azapagic Vegetable-based feedstocks for biofuels production; S Pinzi and M P Dorado PART II BIOFUELS FROM CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES Production of biodiesel via chemical catalytic conversion; C Echim, R Verhé and C Stevens Enzymatic production of biodiesel; S Al-Zuhair Production of glycerol-free and alternative biodiesels; A Macario, G Giordano F M Bautista, D Luna and A A Romero Biodiesel production from microbial oil; A A Koutinas and S Papanikolaou Biochemical production of bioethanol; M Arshadi and H Grundberg, Processum Biorefinery Biochemical production of biobutanol; M Köpke and P Dürre Biochemical production of other bioalcohols: biomethanol, biopropanol, bioglycerol, and bioethylene glycol; S D Minteer Production of biogas via anaerobic digestion; K Stamatelatou, G Antonopoulou and G Lyberatos Biological and fermentative production of hydrogen; G Antonopoulou, I Ntaikou, K Stamatelatou and G Lyberatos PART III BIOFUELS FROM THERMAL AND THERMO-CHEMICAL CONVERSION PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES Production of bio-oils via catalytic pyrolysis; M A Morris Production of biofuels via fluid catalytic cracking; J A Melero, A García and M Clavero, Rey Juan Carlos Production of bio-syngas and biohydrogen via gasification; A Dutta Production of bioalcohols via gasification; J M N Van Kasteren Production of biofuels via hydrothermal conversion; S Kersten, D Knežević and R H Venderbosch Production of biofuels via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL); A Lappas and E Heracleous Production of biofuels via biomass reforming; G van Rossum and S R A Kersten PART IV INTEGRATED PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF BIOFUELS: BIOREFINERIES, BY-PRODUCT VALORISATION AND ENGINE UTILISATION Biofuel-driven biorefineries for the co-production of transportation fuels and added-value products; R van Ree, J Sanders, R Bakker, R Blaauw, R Zwart and B van der Drift Valorisation of by-products for the production of biofuels; C Echim, R Verhé, C Stevens and W De Greyt, Desmet Ballestra Group, Belgium Utilisation of biofuels in diesel engines; T Le Anh, Vietna, I K Reksowardojo, and K Wattanavichien

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Dr Rafael Luque is a Ramon y Cajal Fellow, and Professor Juan Manuel Campelo is Head of the Department of Organic Chemistry, at the University of Córdoba, Spain. Professor James Clark is founding director of the world-leading Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York, UK.

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