Ethanol and biofuels [[electronic resource] ] : production, standards and potential / / Wesley P. Leland, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Alcohol as fuel - United States; Biomass energy - United States; Renewable energy sources - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LelandWesley P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Ethanol and Biofuels: Production, Standards and Potential""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Renewable Energy: Background and Issues for the 110th Congress""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""History and Background""; ""Budget and Funding Issues""; ""Tax Credit Issues""; ""Regulatory Issues""; ""Renewable Fuels and Energy Security""; ""Climate Change""; ""Legislation""; ""References""; ""Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Ethanol Basics""; ""Ethanol and the Agricultural Economy""; ""Ethanol Refining and Production""; ""Fuel Consumption"" ; ""Development of Cellulosic Feedstocks""""Economic Effects""; ""Air Quality""; ""Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions""; ""Policy Concerns and Congressional Activity""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Ethanol and Other Biofuels: Potential for U.S.-Brazil Energy Cooperation""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Biofuels: A Definition""; ""Biofuels: A Potential Solution to Latin America's Oil Dependency?""; ""Brazil and the United States: Hemispheric Leaders in Ethanol Production""; ""U.S.-Brazilian Memorandum of Understanding on Biofuels""; ""Policy Considerations"" ; ""Congressional Action""""Outlook""; ""References""; ""Selected Issues Related to an Expansion of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)""; ""Potential Issues with an Expanded RFS""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; """"Boutique Fuels"" and Reformulated Gasoline: Harmonization of Fuel Standards""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Standards""; ""Harmonizing Gasoline Standards""; ""Congressional Action""; ""Conclusion""; ""References"" ; ""Ethanol and Biofuels: Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Market Constraints Related to Expanded Production""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Issues with Corn-Based Ethanol Supply""; ""Sugar Ethanol""; ""Biodiesel""; ""Cellulosic Biofuels""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: Ethanol and biofuels
• ISBN: 1-60876-592-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452186803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Renewable Energy: Research, Development and Policies