Biofuels (Hardcover)

Description

Editor: Dr. Vikas Mittal
© 2018 | Publication: Oct 2018
ISBN: 978-1-925823-13-4 | 175 Pages

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About the Book and Audience

A large number of biofuels have been developed in the recent years to overcome the challenges associated with depletion of fossil fuels and environmental pollution. Especially, major breakthroughs with respect to feedstocks, synthesis, properties and applications of the high-quality biofuels have been achieved. Though many challenges exist till date which hinder the large scale commercialization of these materials, however, it is envisaged that growth in the technological knowhow as well as new feedstocks in the near future will continue to drive the development of biofuels. The book aims to present the recent developments in various aspects of such biofuels, especially related to feedstocks, synthetic methodologies as well as commercialization. The wealth of information about synthesis and commercialization of many commercially relevant biofuels makes the book a valuable asset for a diverse audience ranging from materials, chemical and biochemical engineers as well as practicing scientists in academia and industry to postgraduate university students in various engineering disciplines.

About the Editor

Dr. Vikas Mittal worked as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Petroleum Institute (now part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology), Abu Dhabi, UAE. Before, he was employed at BASF, Germany as polymer engineer and at SunChemical, UK as materials scientist. Dr. Mittal received his PhD degree in 2006 from Department of Materials and Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland. He has been an active researcher in the field of polymer nanotechnology and its applications in various streams. He has published more than 125 peer reviewed papers on these subjects, along with 35 edited and authored books. His research accomplishments have also resulted in many patents. In addition, he has published many book chapters and has also delivered numerous keynote and invited lectures at the international conferences.

Chapters

1. Biofuels: Classification, Generations and Feedstocks/ Techniques for Biofuels Generation (Naman Arora and Vikas Mittal) 1-32
2. Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural and Levulinic Acid to Biofuels (Zixiao Yi, Ruiqi Li, Kai Yan, Rongliang Qiu, Shu Wang and Huixia Luo) 33-62
3. Biosynthetic Pathway for Production of Renewable Biofuels (Happy Panchasara, Shreya Patel, Nisarg Gohil and Vijai Singh) 63-86
4. Biofuels Production using Supercritical Water Gasification of Biomass (Sanjeet Mehariya, Angela Iovine, Patrizia Casella, Tiziana Marino, Simeone Chianese and Antonio Molino) 87-116
5.  Production of Biodiesel from Green Microalgae (Samuel Kofi Tulashie) 117-150
6.  Advancements in the Commercialization of Lignocellulosic Bioethanol (Saumita Banerjee, Sandeep Mudliar and Ramkrishna Sen) 151-160

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