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Bioenergy & Alternative Fuels Handbook of Bioenergy Crop Plants Edited by
Chittaranjan Kole, Chandrashekhar P. Joshi and David R. Shonnard Devastating fossil fuel shortages loom in the future unless more renewable alternatives to energy are developed. This volume assembles the work of a panel of global experts who survey the possibilities and challenges involved in biofuel production. It explores the genetic improvement of bioenergy crops, ecological issues and biodiversity, use of feedstock logistics and enzymatic cell wall degradation to produce biofuels, and process technologies of liquid transportation fuels production. It also reviews international standards for fuel quality, unique issues of biofuel-powered engines, life-cycle environmental impacts of biofuels compared with fossil fuels, and social concerns. The final sections profile a range of crops. Catalog no. K10867, March 2012, 874 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4398-1684-4, $199.95 / £127.00 Also available as eBook
Introduction to Biofuels David M. Mousdale Beocarta Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland
Copiously illustrated and with numerous examples, this book explores key technologies, including biotechnology, bioprocessing, and genetic reprogramming of microorganisms. The author examines the future of biofuels from a broad perspective, addressing the economic, social, and environmental issues crucial for studying the sustainable development of bioenergy. Each chapter begins with questions and provides the answers later in the chapter as key informational points. Embedded Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) sections provide detailed derivations and equations for a subset of topics that can be found easily as buzzwords in popular media and on websites. Together, the STEM topics form a thread of essential technologies and a guide to how researchers have established quantitative parameters that are crucial to the ever-growing biofuels database. Catalog no. K10607, July 2010, 455 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4398-1207-5, $125.95 / £80.99
Hydrogen Fuel Production, Transport, and Storage Edited by
Ram B. Gupta Auburn University, Alabama, USA
This volume describes various aspects of hydrogen fuel, including production from both renewable and nonrenewable sources, purification, storage, transport, safety, codes, and carbon dioxide sequestration. The book examines the unique properties and uses of the hydrogen molecule, its ability to be produced from numerous energy sources, and its separation and purification. It explains how to transport hydrogen using pipelines and tankers, and how to store it using compressed tanks, metal hydrides, carbon adsorbents, and chemical hydrides. The expert contributors also discuss codes and standards, monitoring techniques, and safety designs. Catalog no. 4575X, July 2008, 624 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4200-4575-8, $145.95 / £93.00 Also available as eBook
Handbook of Plant-Based Biofuels Edited by
Ashok Pandey National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Tribandrum, India
Providing useful information on the status of biofuel production, in particular bioethanol and biodiesel, this volume discusses the use of thermochemical and biochemical methods to transform biomass materials to biofuels. It describes the production of biodiesel from various plant sources, including karanja seed, jatropha seed, and rubber seed oils. The book examines the influence of increased demand on the international market price of ethanol and how the future of biodiesel requires improvements in conversion technology and an expansion of available feedstock through increased oil yields or oilseed production. Catalog no. 21755, September 2008, 312 pp. ISBN: 978-1-56022-175-3, $135.95 / £87.00 Also available as eBook
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