Biofuels, production, application and development / / A.H. Scragg
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| Autore: |
Scragg A. H (Alan H.), <1943->
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| Titolo: |
Biofuels, production, application and development / / A.H. Scragg
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| Pubblicazione: | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.95/39 |
| Soggetto topico: | Biomass energy |
| Renewable energy sources | |
| Biomass energy - Environmental aspects | |
| Renewable energy sources - Environmental aspects | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms, Abbreviations and Units -- 1 Energy and Fossil Fuel Use -- 2 Consequences of Burning Fossil Fuel -- 3 Mitigation of Global Warming -- 4 Biological Solid Fuels -- 5 Gaseous Biofuels -- 6 Liquid Biofuels to Replace Petrol -- 7 Liquid Biofuels to Replace Diesel -- 8 The Benefits and Deficiencies of Biofuels -- References -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Providing the world's growing population with its increasing demands for energy is a major challenge for science, business and society alike. Energy can be generated from many sources, but not all sources are suitable for every application. Much of today's technology has been built on solid, liquid and gaseous fuels derived from fossil sources. However, the supply of these is finite and their combustion produces carbon dioxide, one of the gases responsible for global warming. Therefore, alternative sources of energy are required which are renewable, sustainable and carbon neutral. This textbook explores the production of biofuels as alternatives to fossil fuels, focusing on the technological issues that need to be addressed for any new fuel source. Each type of biofuel currently in production is considered in detail, covering the benefits and problems with production and use and the potential for biological material to provide sufficient energy for the world's population - the principles on which future fuel development are based. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Biofuels |
| ISBN: | 1-282-49985-8 |
| 9786612499852 | |
| 1-84593-727-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910446321803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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