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Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts

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  • Comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in biofuel technology

  • 40 chapters written by almost 100 contributing researchers

  • Topics arranged in 8 sections

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (40 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction and Brazil’s Biofuel Success

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Introduction and Brazil's biofuel success

  4. Smokeless Biomass Pyrolysis for Advanced Biofuels Production and Global Biochar Carbon Sequestration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
  5. Smokeless biomass pyrolysis for advanced biofuels production and global biochar carbon sequestration

    1. Oxygenation of Biochar for Enhanced Cation Exchange Capacity

      • James Weifu Lee, A. C. Buchanan III, Barbara R. Evans, Michelle Kidder
      Pages 35-45
    2. Biochar Fertilizer for Soil Amendment and Carbon Sequestration

      • James Weifu Lee, Bob Hawkins, Xiaonian Li, Danny M. Day
      Pages 57-68
    3. Biochar: A Coproduct to Bioenergy from Slow-Pyrolysis Technology

      • Adriana Downie, Lukas Van Zwieten
      Pages 97-117
    4. Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass

      • Stefan Czernik
      Pages 119-127
    5. Fischer–Tropsch Hydrocarbons Synthesis from a Simulated Biosyngas

      • N. Escalona, R. García, P. Reyes
      Pages 209-224
  6. Cellulosic Biofuels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245
    2. Consolidated Bioprocessing

      • Jeffrey G. Linger, Al Darzins
      Pages 267-280

About this book

Designed as a text not only for students and researchers, but anyone interested in green technology, Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts offers the reader a vast overview of the state-of-the-art in renewable energies. The typical chapter sets out to explain the fundamentals of a new technology as well as providing its context in the greater field. With contributions from nearly 100 leading researchers across the globe, the text serves as an important and timely look into this rapidly expanding field. The 40 chapters that comprise Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts are handily organized into the following 8 sections: · Introduction and Brazil's biofuel success · Smokeless biomass pyrolysis for advanced biofuels production and global biochar carbon sequestration · Cellulosic Biofuels · Photobiological production of advanced biofuels with synthetic biology · Lipids-based biodiesels · Life-cycle energy and economics analysis · High-value algal products and biomethane · Electrofuels

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA

    James W. Lee

About the editor

James W. Lee, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Old Dominin University, in Norfolk, VA.

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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