Handbook of biofuels production : processes and technologies / edited by Rafael Luque, Carol Sze Ki Lin, Karen Wilson and James Clark

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Contenido: Front Cover; Handbook of Biofuels Production; Related titles; Handbook of Biofuels Production; Copyright; Contenido: List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; One -- Key issues and assessment of biofuels production; Two -- Biofuels from chemical and biochemical conversion processes and technologies; Three -- Biofuels from thermal and thermo-chemical conversion processes and technologies; Four -- Integrated production and application of biofuels; Index; Back Cover; 1 -- Introduction: an overview of biofuels and production technologies. Contents: 2 -- Multiple objectives policies for biofuels production: environmental, socio-economic, and regulatory issues3 -- Life cycle sustainability assessment of biofuels; 4 -- Biofuels: technology, economics, and policy issues; 5 -- Feedstocks and challenges to biofuel development; 6 -- Production of biodiesel via catalytic upgrading and refining of sustainable oleagineous feedstocks; 7 -- Biochemical catalytic production of biodiesel; 8 -- Production of fuels from microbial oil using oleaginous microorganisms; 9 -- Biochemical production of bioalcohols; 10 -- Production of biogas via anaerobic digestion. Contents: 11 -- Biological and fermentative production of hydrogen12 -- Biological and fermentative conversion of syngas; 13 -- Chemical routes for the conversion of cellulosic platform molecules into high-energy-density biofuels; 14 -- Catalytic fast pyrolysis for improved liquid quality; 15 -- Production of bio-syngas and bio-hydrogen via gasification; 16 -- Production of bioalcohols via gasification; 17 -- Production of biofuels via hydrothermal conversion; 18 -- Production of biofuels via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: biomass-to-liquids; 19 -- Production of biofuels via bio-oil upgrading and refining. Contents: 20 -- Biofuel production from food wastes21 -- Biochar in thermal and thermochemical biorefineries-production of biochar as a coproduct; 22 -- Algae for biofuels: an emerging feedstock; 23 -- Utilization of biofuels in diesel engines; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Development of (bio)chemical conversion technologies; 1.3 Development of biological conversion technologies; 1.4 Thermochemical conversion technologies; 1.5 Process integration and biorefinery; 1.6 Future trends; Acknowledgment; References; 2.1 Introduction. Contents: 2.2 Energy security and supply2.3 Emission reductions, land use, and other environmental impacts; 2.4 Food safety and development of rural areas; 2.5 Biofuels support policies; 2.6 Conclusions; References; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Main challenges for biofuel sustainability; 3.3 Life cycle sustainability assessment methodology; 3.4 LCA considerations of biomass to biofuel conversion routes; 3.5 Overview of major findings of selected LCA studies in biofuel production; 3.6 Conclusions; References; 4.1 Introduction.