Second and Third Generation of Feedstocks

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-12-815162-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 654 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1250 g

Second and Third Generation of Feedstocks: The Evolution of Biofuels presents a critical analysis of both the applications and potential of bioenergy production from second and third generation feedstocks. The book illustrates different aspects of the processes used for the production of biofuels, dealing specifically with second and third generation feedstocks from biomass and algae. The pretreatment of feedstocks and optimization of various forms of bioenergy are considered, along with the economic aspects of the various processes. In the last few years, industrial research efforts have focused on low cost, large-scale processing for lignocellulosic feedstocks originating from agricultural residues and municipal wastes for bioenergy production. This book shares an insight into the recent developments taking place in this industry, exploring transformation processes as well as biomass and algae conversions.

Zielgruppe

<p>This is a key reference text for R&D in academia and industry interested in biofuels technologies and processes; Energy producers, Bio-Engineering Companies, Bio-Process Engineering, Bio-Chemical Plants.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Basile, Angelo

Dalena, Francesco

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Brennstoffe, Kraftstoffe, Explosivstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Biogasanlagen, Energie aus Biomasse
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Industrielle Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: From simple sugars to biofuels: The evolution of biotechnology 1. From sugars to ethanol - from the agricultural wastes to algal sources: An overview 2. First-generation feedstock for bioenergy production 3. From substrate to biofuel in the acetone-butanol-ethanol process 4. Biobutanol versus bioethanol in the acetone-butanol-ethanol technology - A chemical and economical overview

Part II: Second generation feedstocks 5. Biofuels from agricultural wastes 6. Physical and chemical pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass 7. Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomasses - Current trends and future perspectives 8. Hydrolysis: From cellulose and hemicellulose to simple sugars 9. Fermentation processes for second-generation biofuels 10. Evaluation and comparison between simultaneous saccharification and fermentation and separated hydrolysis and fermentation process 11. Physical properties and chemical composition of biofuels

Part III: Third generation feedstocks 12. Algae for biofuels: The third generation of feedstock 13. Thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass 14. Algal cultivation for biofuel production 15. Anaerobic digestion of microalgae for biomethane production 16. Photobiological biohydrogen production 17. Transesterification of microalgae for biodiesel production

Part IV - Economical assestments and future trends 18. Coal versus biofuels. A social and economic assessment 19. An overview of current trends and future scope for vegetable oil-based sustainable alternative fuels for compression ignition engines 20. The fourth generation of biofuel

Über Autor(innen)

Basile, Angelo
Angelo Basile, a Chemical Engineer, is a senior Researcher at the ITM-CNR where is responsible of the research related to both the ultra-pure hydrogen production and CO2 capture using Pd-based Membrane Reactors. Basile is also Editor associate of the Int. J. Hydrogen Energy and Editor-in-chief of the Int. J. Membrane Science & Technol. and Editor-in-chief of Membrane Processes (Applications), a section of the international journal Membranes: Basile also prepared 42 special issues on membrane science and technology for many international journals (IJHE, Chem Eng. J., Cat. Today, etc.). He participated to and was/is responsible of many national and international projects on membrane reactors and membrane science. Basile served as Director of the ITM-CNR during the period Dec. 2008 - May 2009. In the last years, he was tutor of 30 Thesis for master and Ph.D. students at the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Calabria (Italy). From 2014, Basile is Full Professor of Chemical Engineering Processes.

Dalena, Francesco
Francesco Dalena is a European Ph.D. (Doctor Europaeus) at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Calabria (Rende, Italy). He is an expert in "Chemistry of advanced materials" and his research activity focuses on the bioenergy sector. He is co-editor of various books, such as Bioenergy: Systems for the Future, Woodhead Publishing, and Methanol: Science and Engineering, and Ethanol: Science and Engineering, both published by Elsevier.