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Biofuels Handbook

James G Speight editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry

Published:18th Jul '11

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This timely handbook describes the options available for the production of synthetic fuels from biological sources. An essential reference source for researchers in academia as well as industry.

Petroleum-based fuels are well-established products that have served industry and consumers for more than one hundred years. However petroleum, once considered inexhaustible, is now being depleted at a rapid rate. As the amount of available petroleum decreases, the need for alternative technologies to produce liquid fuels that could potentially help prolong the liquid fuels culture and mitigate the forthcoming effects of the shortage of transportation fuels is being sought. The dynamics are now coming into place for the establishment of a synthetic fuels industry; the processes for recovery of raw materials and processing options have to change to increase the efficiency of oil production and it is up to various levels of government not only to promote the establishment of such an industry but to recognise the need for available and variable technology. This timely handbook is written to assist the reader in understanding the options that available for the production of synthetic fuel from biological sources. Each chapter contains tables of the chemical and physical properties of the fuels and fuel sources. It is essential that the properties of such materials be presented in order to assist the researcher to understand the nature of the feedstocks as well as the nature of the products. If a product cannot be employed for its hope-for-use, it is not a desirable product and must be changed accordingly. Such plans can only be made when the properties of the original product are understood. The fuels considered include conventional and unconventional fuel sources; the production and properties of fuels from biomass, crops, wood, domestic and industrial waste and landfill gas.

This book serves as a good guide to biofuels for both specialists and those new to the field. I would certainly have this book on my library shelf

* Avtar Matharu *

Although the areas covered might provide a comprehensive overview on biofuels, there is no clear structure, and the various chapters do noteven adhere to the rudimentary structure that might have existed.It is a rather unsorted collection of chapters on various aspects, with varying depth and quality.

* Mark Rusch gen. Klaas *

To write a fairly comprehensive handbook about biofuels is a challenging undertaking, consideringthe importance of fuels in general.... nevertheless, the editor and authors clearly intended to present a comprehensive overview. The Biofuels Handbook is not the handbook on the subject that I would recommend. It is a rather an unsorted collection of chapterson various aspects, with varying depth and quality.

* Mark Ru

ISBN: 9781849730266

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 2152g

573 pages