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Biofuels – Production, Application and Development

Autor Alan Scragg
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 oct 2009
Explores the production of biofuels as alternatives to fossil fuels, focusing on the technological issues. This textbook considers each type of biofuel in production, covering the benefits and problems with production and use and the potential for biological material to provide sufficient energy for the world's population.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781845935924
ISBN-10: 1845935926
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 143 figures/illustrations
Dimensiuni: 189 x 246 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: CABI
Locul publicării:United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Alan Scragg was Reader in Environmental Biotechnology at University of the West of England (1990-2008). Prior to the position at UWE the author was Senior Lecturer at University of Sheffield (1983-1990), Senior Scientist with Cadbury-Schweppes (1975-1983), staff position at NIMR Mill Hill (1970-1975) and postdoctoral position University of Wisconsin. The author has produced over 100 publications including two books and has edited two more and has been an associate editor for three journals. Research on microalgae and biofuels started twelve years ago involving the growth of microalgae on a large scale and their use in emulsion fuels with both diesel and biodiesel.

Cuprins

1. Energy and fossil fuel use; 2. Consequences of burning fossil fuels; 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. Benefits and deficiencies of biofuels.