Next-Generation Biofuels

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-27564-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Next-Generation Biofuels delves into recent innovations and research advancements in alternative fuel processing for sustainable energy management. Focusing on thermochemical biorefining technologies, the book explores the production of advanced biofuel products, covering topics such as reaction mechanisms, catalysis, kinetic modeling, thermodynamics, process integration and optimization. It also addresses key aspects like process design and scale-up, supply chain management, and lifecycle and techno-economic assessments. The book highlights the benefits and drivers of next-generation biofuels, examining economic feasibility, sustainability, and policy frameworks through detailed case studies. Furthermore, it discusses future challenges and opportunities for large-scale implementation of thermochemical biomass conversion technologies.

Aimed at scientists, researchers, engineers, and students in the field, this book offers valuable insights into biofuels, biochemicals, and biomass conversion technologies and its potential impact on sustainability.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nanda, Sonil

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Biogasanlagen, Energie aus Biomasse
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Brennstoffe, Kraftstoffe, Explosivstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Focused perspectives on sustainable technologies for biofuels and biochemicals production: A review of opportunities and bottlenecks
2. Breakthrough in the co-production of biomethane and biohydrogen using fermentative technologies
3. Technological advances in gasification technology to generate high-grade syngas fuels
4. Production of green hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals from catalytic Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
5. Current developments in transesterification technology to produce biodiesel
6. Production and upgrading of bio-crude oil from hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass
7. Hydroprocessing of bio-oil and bio-crude oil for catalytic upgrading to clean transportation fuels
8. Production and application of bio-jetfuel as a renewable aviation fuel
9. Recent advances in biomass pyrolysis for bio-oil and biochar production
10. Promising applications of biochar in agriculture and environmental restoration
11. Emerging applications of biochar in anaerobic digestion for improved biogas production
12. Lifecycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of biorefinery technologies for scale-up and commercialization

Über Autor(innen)

Nanda, Sonil
Dr. Sonil Nanda is an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University, Canada. He previously served as Director of Research and Development at Titan Clean Energy Projects Corporation in Craik, Saskatchewan. Dr. Nanda’s research focuses on producing advanced biofuels and biochemicals through thermochemical and biochemical conversion technologies such as gasification, pyrolysis, carbonization, torrefaction, and fermentation. He has gained expertise in hydrothermal gasification of various organic wastes and biomass, including agricultural and forestry residues, industrial effluents, municipal solid waste, cattle manure, sewage sludge, food wastes, waste tires, and petroleum residues, to produce hydrogen fuel. His parallel interests also include generating hydrothermal flames to treat hazardous wastes, agronomic applications of biochar, phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils, and carbon capture and sequestration. Dr. Nanda has published and more than 180 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Nanda is a fellow member of the Society for Applied Biotechnology in India and a life member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Association of Microbiologists of India, the Indian Science Congress Association, and the Biotech Research Society of India. He is also a member of several chemical engineering societies across North America, including the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Chemical Institute of Canada, the Combustion Institute-Canadian Section, and Engineers Without Borders Canada.