This book presents key recent developments in biofuel policy, products, processes, patents and innovative technologies. It presents several case studies, which maximize reader insights into how innovative green energy technologies can be implemented on an industrial scale, with illustrations, photos and new approaches. It also analyzes in detail several different technological aspects of the research into and production of green fuels from the first, second and third generation, such as, bioethanol, biogas, biohydrogen, biobutanol, biofuels from pyrolysis, and discusses their economic and environmental impacts. A new source of information for engineers, technicians and students involved in production and research in the biofuels sector, this book also provides a valuable resource for industry, covering the current and future status of biofuels.
| ISBN: | 9783319302034 |
| Publication date: | 19th August 2016 |
| Author: | Carlos Ricardo Soccol, Satinder Kaur Brar, Craig Faulds, Luiz Pereira Ramos |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 555 pages |
| Series: | Green Energy and Technology |
| Genres: |
The environment Pollution and threats to the environment Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology Meteorology and climatology |