05074nam 2200901 450 991081618570332120230808212906.00-520-96428-410.1525/9780520964280(CKB)3710000000529873(EBL)4068967(SSID)ssj0001581777(PQKBManifestationID)16258511(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001581777(PQKBWorkID)12539940(PQKB)10114424(MiAaPQ)EBC4068967(DE-B1597)520491(OCoLC)931877602(DE-B1597)9780520964280(Au-PeEL)EBL4068967(CaPaEBR)ebr11153297(EXLCZ)99371000000052987320160216h20162016 uy 0engurnnu---|u||utxtccrOur energy future introduction to renewable energy and biofuels /Carla S. Jones, Stephen P. MayfieldOakland, California :University of California Press,2016.©20161 online resource (208 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27877-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --PREFACE --CHAPTER ONE. Overview of Energy Usage in the United States and the World --CHAPTER TWO. Why Fossil Fuels Energize Our Society --CHAPTER THREE. The Impact of Energy Usage on Climate Change --CHAPTER FOUR. Methods for Reducing Our Fossil Fuel Usage: Renewable Energy Sources and Uses --CHAPTER FIVE. Linking Food and Fuel: The Impact of Industrial Agriculture --CHAPTER SIX. The Past and Present of Bioethanol: Corn, Sugarcane, and Cellulosics --CHAPTER SEVEN. Biofuels from Fats and Oils: Biodiesel --CHAPTER EIGHT. Gaseous Biofuels: Biogas and Biohydrogen --CHAPTER NINE. Aquatic Versatility for Biofuels: Cyanobacteria, Diatoms, and Algae --CHAPTER TEN. Biochemistry and Biotechnology for Biofuels Development --CHAPTER ELEVEN. Thermochemical Conversion Technologies --CHAPTER TWELVE. Environmental Impacts of Biofuels: Water, Land, and Nutrients --CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Life Cycle Assessments for Evaluating Biofuels Production --CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Economics and Politics of Biofuels --CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Our Energy Future: The Prospects for Developing and Using Sustainable Biofuels --VOCABULARY --REFERENCES --INDEXOur Energy Future is an introductory textbook for the study of energy production, alternative and renewable fuels, and ways to build a sustainable energy future. Jones and Mayfield explore the creation and history of fossil fuels, their impact on the environment, and how they have become critical to our society. The authors also outline how adopting sustainable biofuels will be key to the future of energy stability and discuss a number of renewable energy options and biofuel feedstocks that are replacements for petroleum-based products. Our society is consuming energy at an alarming rate, and the authors warn that continuing fuel-usage patterns could permanently damage the environment. This book emphasizes the importance of continued scientific, agricultural, and engineering development while it outlines the political and environmental challenges that will accompany a complete shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy and biomass. Our Energy Future is an accessible resource for undergraduate students studying biofuels and bioenergy.Biomass energyTextbooksBiomass energyEnvironmental aspectsTextbooksRenewable energy sourcesTextbooksFossil fuelsHistoryTextbooksFossil fuelsEnvironmental aspectsalternative fuels.biofuel feedstocks.biofuels.biomass.creation of fossil fuels.energy production.energy stability.energy textbook.environmental impact of fossil fuels.fuel usage patterns.history of fossil fuels.petroleum based fuels.reliance on fossil fuels.renewable energy options.renewable energy.renewable fuels.scientific study of fuel.study of energy production.sustainable biofuels.sustainable energy.Biomass energyBiomass energyEnvironmental aspectsRenewable energy sourcesFossil fuelsHistoryFossil fuelsEnvironmental aspects.662/.88Jones Carla S.1981-1622482Mayfield Stephen P.1955-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816185703321Our energy future3956370UNINA