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Bioethanol: A Green Energy Substitute for Fossil Fuels / edited by Eriola Betiku, Mofoluwake M. Ishola.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Betiku, Eriola.
- Series:
- Green Energy and Technology, 1865-3537
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Renewable energy sources.
- Chemical engineering.
- Environmental engineering.
- Bioorganic chemistry.
- Renewable Energy.
- Environmental Process Engineering.
- Bioorganic Chemistry.
- Local Subjects:
- Renewable Energy.
- Environmental Process Engineering.
- Bioorganic Chemistry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (349 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
- Summary:
- This book looks deeply into the prospects for using ethanol as a greener alternative to fossil fuels and the technical and scientific issues that surround them. Ethanol, with its numerous advantages, has emerged as a promising contender to replace gasoline as a fuel source. Currently, it is commercially available as a blend with gasoline, commonly known as E10 and E25, utilizing various ratios of ethanol. Despite its clear benefits over gasoline, the widespread adoption of ethanol as a fuel remains hindered by its limited availability. In this insightful book, we aim to explore the multifaceted challenges surrounding ethanol's full integration into our energy landscape, employing a comprehensive approach through review manuscripts. Leading worldwide experts, known for their deep understanding of ethanol as a fuel, have contributed to the book. Their valuable insights and contributions enrich the book's content, offering readersa comprehensive exploration of the subject matter. This book is a compelling resource for researchers, energy professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities associated with the integration of ethanol as a substitute for gasoline.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Benefits, prospects, and challenges of bioethanol production
- Novel and cost-effective feedstock for sustainable bioethanol production
- Feedstock Conditioning and pretreatments (physical, chemical, and intensification assistance)
- Current status on substrate hydrolysis to fermentable sugars
- Bioethanol production from novel starch sources
- Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic wastes: potentials and challenges
- Bioethanol production from microalgae: potentials and challenges
- Bioethanol production via fermentation: microbes, process modeling and optimization
- Bioethanol recovery and dehydration techniques
- Ethanol utilization in spark ignition engines and emission characteristics
- Overview of commercial bioethanol production plants
- Techno-economic evaluation, Life cycle analysis of ethanol production
- Concluding remarks and future directions.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 3-031-36542-9
- OCLC:
- 1396063545
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