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Record Nr.

UNINA9910317714503321

Autore

Krzysztof Biernat

Titolo

Biofuels : Status and Perspective / / Krzysztof Biernat, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IntechOpen, 2015

[Place of publication not identified] : , : IntechOpen, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

953-51-6388-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (582 pages)

Disciplina

662.88

Soggetti

Biomass energy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The edited volume presents the progress of first and second generation biofuel production technology in selected countries. Possibility of producing alternative fuels containing biocomponents and selected research methods of biofuels exploitation characteristics (also aviation fuels) was characterized. The book shows also some aspects of the environmental impact of the production and biofuels using, and describes perspectives of biofuel production technology development. It provides the review of biorefinery processes with a particular focus on pretreatment methods of selected primary and secondary raw materials. The discussion includes also a possibility of sustainable development of presented advanced biorefinery processes.