Nag A. Biofuels Refining and Performance

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008. 324 p. ISBN:0071489706Written by a team of international experts, Biofuels Refining and Performance describes the refining processes and issues involved in producing fuel derived from recently living organisms or their by-products. Each chapter offers detailed discussion of theory as well as the actual experimental procedure used to economically manufacture biofuels on a commercial scale.Learn about the ways to economically manufacture biofuels.
Each chapter offers detailed discussion of theory as well as the actual experimental procedure used to economically manufacture biofuels on a commercial scale.Energy and Its Biological Resources - K. B. De
Energy (Yesterday,Today, and Tomorrow)
Energy
Energy-Dependent Ecosystems
Bioenergy
Biological Energetics
Chemical Cell
Models of Bioenergy Cells
A Living Cell Is an Ideal Cell
Plant Cells Are Unique
Biofuels
Plant Hydrocarbons
Biogas
Gobargas
Biomass, Gasification, and Pyrolysis
Bioluminescence
HydrogenPhotosynthetic Plants as Renewable Energy Sources - Ahindra Nag and P. ManchikantiMechanism and Efficiency of Photosynthesis in Plants
Photosynthetic Process
Plant Types and Growing Cycles
Harvesting Plants for Bioenergy
ProductsBioethanol: Market and Production Processes - Mohammad J.Taherzadeh and Keikhosro KarimiGlobal Market of Bioethanol and Future Prospects
Overall Process of Bioethanol Production
Production of Sugars from Raw Materials
Characterization of Lignocellulosic Materials
Sugar Solution from Lignocellulosic Materials
Basic Concepts of Fermentation
Conversion of Simple Sugars to Ethanol
Biochemical Basis of Ethanol Production from Hexoses
Chemical Basis of Ethanol Production from Pentoses
Microorganisms Related to Ethanol Fermentation
Fermentation Process
Ethanol Recovery
Distillation
Alternative Processes for Ethanol Recovery and Purification
Ethanol Dehydration
Concluding Remarks and Future ProspectsRaw Materials to Produce Low-Cost Biodiesel - M. P. DoradoNonedible Oils
Low-Cost Edible Oils
Used Frying Oils
Animal Fats
Future LinesFuel and Physical Properties of Biodiesel Components - Gerhard KnotheCetane Number and Exhaust Emissions
Cold-Flow Properties
Oxidative Stability
Viscosity
Lubricity
OutlookProcessing of Vegetable Oils as Biodiesel and Engine Performance - Ahindra NagProcessing of Vegetable Oils to Biodiesel
Engine Performance with Esters of Tallow and Frying OilEthanol and Methanol as Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines - B. B. Ghosh and Ahindra NagAlcohols as Substitute Fuels for IC Engines
Distillation of Alcohol
Properties of Ethanol and Methanol
Use of Blends
Performance of Engine Using Ethanol
Alcohols in CI Engine
Methanol as an Alternate Fuel
Comparison of Ethanol and Methanol
Ecosystem Impacts Using Alcohol FuelsCracking of Lipids for Fuels and Chemicals - Ernst A. Stadlbauer and Sebastian BojanowskiThermal Degradation Process
Vegetable Oil Fuels/Hydrocarbon Blends
Other Metal Oxide Catalysts
Cracking by In Situ CatalystsFuel Cells - A. K. SinhaFuel Cell Basics
Types of Fuel Cells
Fuel Cell System
Fuel Cell ApplicationsAppendix