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Considering the deleterious impacts of fossil fuels on the
environmental and natural ecosystems, it has become imperative to
make a paradigm shift toward renewable fuels, chemicals, and
materials. The exhaustive everyday usage of fossil fuels and
processed petrochemical products are the leading causes for the
increase in greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, climate
changes, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, pollution of air, water,
and soil as well as for the accumulation of nonbiodegradable
materials in the soil and oceans. On the contrary, biofuels,
biochemicals, and biomaterials derived from renewable wastes such
as nonedible plant biomass (e.g., agricultural and forestry
biomass), energy crops, microalgae, municipal solid waste, sewage
sludge, and other biogenic residues seem to be carbon neutral.
Therefore, the global interest in biorefining technologies,
especially thermochemical and biological conversion processes, is
gaining momentum in academic and industrial perspectives.
Progressive Thermochemical Biorefining Technologies offers
all-inclusive coverage of the most crucial topics as follows:
State-of-the-art information on the production and utilization of
biofuels through thermochemical biorefining technologies Conversion
of waste biomass through pyrolysis, liquefaction, torrefaction,
carbonization, gasification, reforming, and other clean
technologies Waste-to-energy/chemical generation Fuel upgrading
technologies Techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment of
biorefining processes Specifically designed to be instantly
applicable, this volume serves as a reference book for
undergraduate and graduate students, scientific investigators, and
research scholars working in the areas relating to energy and
fuels.
This book provides different aspects on fuel processing and
refinery for energy generation. Most updated research findings
along with case studies, real scenario examples, and extensive
analyses of original research work and literature reviews is
included in this book.
Innovations in Thermochemical Technologies for Biofuel Processing
broadly covers current technologies in alternate fuels and chemical
production, a few of which include biomass-to-liquid,
biomass-to-gas and gas-to-liquid biomass conversion technologies.
The topics in this book include elaborative discussions on biomass
feedstocks, biomass-to-liquid technologies (liquefaction, pyrolysis
and transesterification), biomass-to-gas technologies
(gasification), gas-to-liquid technologies (syngas fermentation and
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis), co-processing technologies, fuel
upgrading technologies (hydrotreating and reforming), novel
catalyst development for biorefining, biorefining process
optimization, unit operations, reaction kinetics, artificial neural
network, and much more. The book comprehensively discusses the
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of notable
biofuels (e.g., bio-oil, biocrude oil, biodiesel, bioethanol,
biobutanol, bio-jet fuels, biohydrogen, biomethane, synthesis gas,
hydrocarbon fuels, etc.).
The gradual increase of population and the consequential rise in
the energy demands in the recent years have led to the overwhelming
use of fossil fuels. Hydrogen has recently gained substantial
interest because of its outstanding features to be used as clean
energy carrier and energy vector. Moreover, hydrogen appears to be
an effective alternative to tackle the issues of energy security
and greenhouse gas emissions given that it is widely recognized as
a clean fuel with high energy capacity. Hydrogen can be produced by
various techniques such as thermochemical, hydrothermal,
electrochemical, electrolytic, biological and photocatalytic
methods as well as hybrid systems. New Dimensions in Production and
Utilization of Hydrogen emphasizes on the research, development and
innovations in the production and utilization of hydrogen in the
industrial biorefining, hydrotreating and hydrogenation
technologies, fuel cells, aerospace sector, pharmaceuticals,
metallurgy, as well as bio-oil upgrading. Moreover, the supply
chain analysis, lifecycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, as
well as strengths and threats of global hydrogen market are covered
in the book. This book provides many significant insights and
scientific findings of key technologies for hydrogen production,
storage and emerging applications. The book serves as a reference
material for chemical and biochemical engineers, mechanical
engineers, physicists, chemists, biologists, biomedical scientists
and scholars working in the field of sustainable energy and
materials.
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion: Advanced Materials and
Process provides information about the fundamental principles and
recent development of various methods and processes for CO2
mitigation and transformation. Beginning with a brief overview of
recent advancements in CO2 capture and valorization technologies,
the book elaborates on CO2 capture and conversion by covering
nanoporous materials, biomaterials, innovative solvents, advanced
membrane technology, nanocatalyst synthesis and design,
cutting-edge characterization techniques as well as reaction
mechanisms and kinetics. In addition to techno-economic evaluation
and life-cycle assessment for CO2 capture and conversion processes,
future perspectives, opportunities and current challenges regarding
these processes in terms of their industrial applications, are
systematically discussed. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion:
Advanced Materials and Process is, therefore, an essential resource
for academic researchers, postgraduates, scientists, and engineers
seeking fundamental knowledge and practical applications for use in
their research and development, studies and industrial operations.
Nanostructured Photocatalysts: From Fundamental to Practical
Applications offers a good opportunity for academic, industrial
researchers and engineers to gain insights on the fundamental
principles and updated knowledge on the engineering aspects and
various practical applications of photocatalysis. This book
comprehensively and systematically reviews photocatalytic
fundamental aspects, ranging from reaction mechanism, kinetic
modeling, nanocatalyst synthesis and design, essential material
characterization using advanced techniques, and novel reactor
design and scale-up. Future perspectives, techno-economical
evaluation and lifecycle assessment of photocatalytic processes are
also provided. Finally, a wide range of practical, important and
emerging photocatalytic applications, namely wastewater treatment,
air pollution remediation, renewable and green energy generation,
and vital chemical production are thoroughly covered, making this
book useful and beneficial for engineers, scientists, academic
researchers, undergraduates and postgraduates.
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