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Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. James W. Lee

    1. , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA

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  • Comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in biofuel technology

  • 40 chapters written by almost 100 contributing researchers

  • Topics arranged in 8 sections

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (40 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction and Brazil’s Biofuel Success

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Introduction and Brazil's biofuel success

    1. Introduction: An Overview of Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts

      • James Weifu Lee
      Pages 3-12

    2. Sugarcane Ethanol: Strategies to a Successful Program in Brazil

      • José Goldemberg
      Pages 13-20

  4. Smokeless Biomass Pyrolysis for Advanced Biofuels Production and Global Biochar Carbon Sequestration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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  5. Smokeless biomass pyrolysis for advanced biofuels production and global biochar carbon sequestration

    1. Smokeless Biomass Pyrolysis for Producing Biofuels and Biochar as a Possible Arsenal to Control Climate Change

      • James Weifu Lee, Danny M. Day
      Pages 23-34

    2. Oxygenation of Biochar for Enhanced Cation Exchange Capacity

      • James Weifu Lee, A. C. Buchanan III, Barbara R. Evans, Michelle Kidder
      Pages 35-45

    3. Characterization of Biochars Using Advanced Solid-State 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

      • Jingdong Mao, Xiaoyan Cao, Na Chen
      Pages 47-55

    4. Biochar Fertilizer for Soil Amendment and Carbon Sequestration

      • James Weifu Lee, Bob Hawkins, Xiaonian Li, Danny M. Day
      Pages 57-68

    5. Selection and Use of Designer Biochars to Improve Characteristics of Southeastern USA Coastal Plain Degraded Soils

      • J. M. Novak, W. J. Busscher
      Pages 69-96

    6. Biochar: A Coproduct to Bioenergy from Slow-Pyrolysis Technology

      • Adriana Downie, Lukas Van Zwieten
      Pages 97-117

    7. Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass

      • Stefan Czernik
      Pages 119-127

    8. Selective Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass to Produce Fuels and Chemicals

      • Xi-feng Zhu, Qiang Lu
      Pages 129-146

    9. Sub- and Supercritical Water Technology for Biofuels

      • Sandeep Kumar
      Pages 147-183

    10. Biomass to Liquid Fuel via Fischer–Tropsch and Related Syntheses

      • Y. T. Shah
      Pages 185-208

    11. Fischer–Tropsch Hydrocarbons Synthesis from a Simulated Biosyngas

      • N. Escalona, R. García, P. Reyes
      Pages 209-224

    12. To Synthesize Liquid Fuels on Precipitated Fe Catalyst with CO2-Containing Syngas Gasified from Biomass

      • Wensheng Ning, Muneyoshi Yamada
      Pages 225-243

  6. Cellulosic Biofuels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245
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    2. Cellulosic Butanol Production from Agricultural Biomass and Residues: Recent Advances in Technology

      • N. Qureshi, S. Liu, T. C. Ezeji
      Pages 247-265

    3. Consolidated Bioprocessing

      • Jeffrey G. Linger, Al Darzins
      Pages 267-280
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About this book

Designed as a text not only for students and researchers, but anyone interested in green technology, Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts offers the reader a vast overview of the state-of-the-art in renewable energies. The typical chapter sets out to explain the fundamentals of a new technology as well as providing its context in the greater field. With contributions from nearly 100 leading researchers across the globe, the text serves as an important and timely look into this rapidly expanding field. The 40 chapters that comprise Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts are handily organized into the following 8 sections: · Introduction and Brazil's biofuel success · Smokeless biomass pyrolysis for advanced biofuels production and global biochar carbon sequestration · Cellulosic Biofuels · Photobiological production of advanced biofuels with synthetic biology · Lipids-based biodiesels · Life-cycle energy and economics analysis · High-value algal products and biomethane · Electrofuels

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA

    James W. Lee

About the editor

James W. Lee, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Old Dominin University, in Norfolk, VA.

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