Handbook of Plant-Based Biofuels

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ISBN: 9781560221753 | 1560221755
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 9/26/2008

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Focusing on some of the most important alternate energy sources for the foreseeable future, the Handbook of Plant-Based Biofuels provides state-of-the-art information on the status of the production of biofuels, in particular, bioethanol and biodiesel.

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Preface	p. ix
The Editor	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
General
Plant-Based Biofuels: An Introduction	p. 3
World Biofuel Scenario	p. 13
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquids and Gaseous Fuels	p. 29
Production of Biofuels with Special Emphasis on Biodiesel	p. 45
Production of Bioethanol
Fuel Ethanol: Current Status and Outlook	p. 57
Bioethanol from Biomass: Production of Ethanol from Molasses	p. 73
Bioethanol from Starchy Biomass: Part I Production of Starch Saccharifying Enzymes	p. 87
Bioethanol from Starchy Biomass: Part II Hydrolysis and Fermentation	p. 105
Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Part I Pretreatment of the Substrates	p. 121
Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Part II Production of Cellulases and Hemicellulases	p. 141
Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Part III Hydrolysis and Fermentation	p. 159
Production of Biodiesel
Biodiesel: Current and Future Perspectives	p. 177
Biodiesel Production Technologies and Substrates	p. 183
Lipase-Catalyzed Preparation of Biodiesel	p. 199
Biodiesel Production With Supercritical Fluid Technologies	p. 213
Palm Oil Diesel Production and Its Experimental Test on a Diesel Engine	p. 225
Biodiesel from Rice Bran Oil	p. 241
Biodiesel Production Using Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) and Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) Seed Oil	p. 255
Biodiesel Production from Mahua Oil and Its Evaluation in an Engine	p. 267
Biodiesel Production from Rubber Seed Oil	p. 281
Index	p. 293
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