Green Fuels Technology: Biofuels

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
History and Global Policy of Biofuels....Pages 1-14
Feedstocks for Biofuels....Pages 15-39
Oil Crops in the Context of Global Biodiesel Production....Pages 41-82
An Overview of Production, Properties, and Uses of Biodiesel from Vegetable Oil....Pages 83-105
Pretreatment Processes for Cellulosic Ethanol Production: Processes Integration and Modeling for the Utilization of Lignocellulosics Such as Sugarcane Straw....Pages 107-131
Fungal Enzymatic Degradation of Cellulose....Pages 133-146
Principles and Challenges Involved in the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Materials at High Total Solids....Pages 147-173
First Generation Bioethanol....Pages 175-212
Second Generation Bioethanol....Pages 213-239
Bioethanol from Soybean Molasses....Pages 241-254
Bioethanol Wastes: Economic Valorization....Pages 255-289
General Assessment of the Currently Available Biodiesel Production Technologies....Pages 291-326
Biodiesel Production by Hydroesterification: Simulation Studies....Pages 327-357
Biodiesel and Bioethanol from Microalgae....Pages 359-386
Microbial Oil for Biodiesel Production....Pages 387-406
Biohydrogen....Pages 407-429
Biogas: An Evolutionary Perspective in the Indian Context....Pages 431-443
Biobutanol—“A Renewable Green Alternative of Liquid Fuel” from Algae....Pages 445-465
Pyrolysis of Biomass for Biofuel Production....Pages 467-483
Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels....Pages 485-500
Patents on Biofuels....Pages 501-523
Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biofuels....Pages 525-555