Liquid Biofuels: Emergence, Development and Prospects

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Economic Issues in the Liquid Biofuels Industry

   • Hong To, Suman Sen, Michael B. Charles

   Pages 1-23

3. A Comparison Between Ethanol and Biodiesel Production: The Brazilian and European Experiences

   • Pery Francisco Assis Shikida, Adele Finco, Bárbara Françoise Cardoso, Valdir Antonio Galante, Daliane Rahmeier, Deborah Bentivoglio et al.

   Pages 25-53

4. Global Market Issues in the Liquid Biofuels Industry

   • D. F. Kolling, V. F. Dalla Corte, C. A. O. Oliveira

   Pages 55-72

5. The Biofuel Industry Concentration in Brazil Between 2005 and 2012

   • Everton Anger Cavalheiro

   Pages 73-91

6. Calculation of Raw Material Prices and Conversion Costs for Biofuels

   • Gunter Festel, Martin Bellof, Martin Würmseher, Christian Rammer, Eckhard Boles

   Pages 93-115

7. Governance of Biodiesel Production Chain: An Analysis of Palm Oil Social Arrangements

   • Aldara da Silva César, Mário Otávio Batalha, Luiz Fernando de O. Paulillo

   Pages 117-133

8. An Economic Assessment of Second-Generation Liquid Fuels Production Possibilities

   • Marta Wlodarz, Bruce A. McCarl

   Pages 135-148

9. Environmental Issues in the Liquid Biofuels Industry

   • Michael B. Charles, Suman Sen

   Pages 149-171

10. Application of Analytical Chemistry in the Production of Liquid Biofuels

    • Sílvio Vaz Jr., Jennifer R. Dodson

    Pages 173-187

11. Technical Barriers to Advanced Liquid Biofuels Production via Biochemical Route

    • Biswarup Sen

    Pages 189-204

12. New Frontiers in the Production of Biodiesel: Biodiesel Derived from Macro and Microorganisms

    • David E. Leiva-Candia, M. P. Dorado

    Pages 205-225

13. Algae: Advanced Biofuels and Other Opportunities

    • Lauro A. Ribeiro, Patrícia Dias, Luis Felipe Nascimento, Patrícia Pereira da Silva

    Pages 227-244

14. Degradation of High-Density Polyethylene into Liquid Fuels Using Microporous and Mesoporous Catalysts

    • Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah, Shazia Sultana, Steven Lim, Mushtaq Ahmad

    Pages 245-263

15. Back Matter

    Pages 265-272

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Bioenergy is coming to be seen as a priority on the international agenda, with the use of liquid biofuels a key strategy in the attempt to meet both the demand for environmental sustainability and the energy needs of countries. The growth in the production and use of biofuels around the world has led to increased interest and discussion about this subject. Given the dynamics of this phenomenon, the organizers of this book, based on more than 10 years experience of joint research on this subject, seek to address key issues relating to the production and marketing of liquid biofuels using the Brazilian experience with ethanol and biodiesel as an illustrative case, as well as the experiences of the leading producers and consumers of biofuels. The topics to be covered in this book include the role of public policies in fostering the emergence of the biofuels industry, the main socio-economic, environmental, technological aspects and the prospects for the sector. The conceptual and methodological bases that provide analytical support to the book are based on recent research published in indexed journals. The structure and content of the book seek to address some central issues regarding: How the biofuel industries have emerged and developed in different countries? What factors have been crucial to the success or failure of different production initiatives? What are the main socio-economic-environmental impacts of the production and consumption of liquid biofuels? How are national and international markets for liquid biofuels being structured? To what extent and/or in what conditions can the experiences and lessons learned at the national level be transferred and adapted in other countries? Finally, based on the scenarios, the prospects for liquid biofuels will be discussed.

• Bioenergy
• Environmental Sustainability
• Ethanol and Biodiesel
• Liquid Biofuels
• Sustainability of Biofuels

• Agribusiness Center (CEPAN/UFRGS), School of Management, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

  Antonio Domingos Padula

• Department of Business Management, State University of Western Paraná, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil

  Manoela Silveira dos Santos

• Agribusiness Center (CEPAN/UFRGS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

  Omar Inácio Benedetti Santos

• School of Management, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

  Denis Borenstein

Antonio Domingos Padula is the ex-Dean and Associate Professor of the School of Management of the Federal University at Porto Alegre –UFRGS (Brazil). Mechanical Engineer (Brazil-1980), Docteur/PhD en Sciences de Gestion (Université des Sciences Sociales do Grenoble – France-1990). Professor of Production and Operations Management. Research areas: Industrial Organization and Global Value-Chains. Research subjects: Production and Operations Strategy and Supply-Chain Management in the food and agroenergy sectors.

Manoela Silveira dos Santos holds a Degree in Business Management (Brazil- 2005), a Master Degree in Business Management and is a Ph.D. candidate in Business Management (School of Management of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul at Porto Alegre (UFRGS) – Brazil, 2009). Research areas: Strategy and Global Value-Chains. Research subjects: Supply-Chain Management in agroenergy. With papers presented/published in national and international congresses and journals and participation in projects related to the biofuel supply chain in Rio Grande do Sul State - Brazil.

Omar Inácio Benedetti Santos holds a degree in Economics from the  Federal University of  Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS/2005), a Master’s in Agribusiness from UFRGS(2007) and is currently a PhD student in Energy Planning at COPPE / UFRJ. Has experience in the area of Industrial Economics, Finance, Agribusiness Management, and Regional Economics Agroenergy, with emphasis on Biodiesel and ethanol, acting on the following topics: biodiesel, energy grid, agribusiness, cellulosic ethanol, bio-refineries, energy and development economics Energy, Decision Support Systems. Professor of Agribusiness Management Course CEAPE / EA / UFRGS. Professor of Agribusiness UNISINOS. Reviewer of International Journals.  General Coordinator and researcher of the Agroenergy Structural Project of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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