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Our energy future : introduction to renewable energy and biofuels / / Carla S. Jones, Stephen P. Mayfield
| Our energy future : introduction to renewable energy and biofuels / / Carla S. Jones, Stephen P. Mayfield |
| Autore | Jones Carla S. <1981-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
| Disciplina | 662/.88 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biomass energy
Biomass energy - Environmental aspects Renewable energy sources Fossil fuels - History Fossil fuels - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative 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 |
| ISBN | 0-520-96428-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797998903321 |
Jones Carla S. <1981->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Our energy future : introduction to renewable energy and biofuels / / Carla S. Jones, Stephen P. Mayfield
| Our energy future : introduction to renewable energy and biofuels / / Carla S. Jones, Stephen P. Mayfield |
| Autore | Jones Carla S. <1981-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
| Disciplina | 662/.88 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biomass energy
Biomass energy - Environmental aspects Renewable energy sources Fossil fuels - History Fossil fuels - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alternative 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 |
| ISBN | 0-520-96428-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816185703321 |
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Jones Carla S. <1981->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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