Agroenergy

Renewable and Sustainable Energy

1st Edition - September 21, 2023
Editors: Lina María Grajales Agudelo, Juan Carlos Valdés Serra, Erich Collicchio
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 4 3 0 - 1
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Agroenergy: Renewable and Sustainable Energy presents developments in agroenergy. With a particular focus on sustainability, each section of the book – crop productivity, biofuel production based on feedstock generation, and bioenergy production technologies – addresses different aspects of the agroenergetic production chain, identifying strategies for enhanced yields and reduced risks. Sample sections explain the theoretical and economic aspects related to crop productivity, along with issues related to circular economy, lifecycle assessments, and impacts of future climate scenarios. Other chapters discuss biofuel production based on feedstock generation, describe the valorization of biomass residues, address pretreatment issues, and more.

This book will be of interest to scientists, researchers, engineers, industrial practitioners, graduate and postgraduate students, and anyone working in any agroenergy sector.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
List of contributors
Foreword
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Fundamentals of agriculture for biofuel production
Chapter 1. Use-value assessment, land development, and irrigation investment aiming to biofuel production
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Methodology
1.3 Results and discussion
1.4 Conclusions and recommendations
References
Chapter 2. Environmental and energy performance assessment of the agricultural phase of the production of fresh oil palm
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Materials and methods
2.3 Results and discussion
2.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3. Effect of year and sowing times on low-latitude soybean aiming at biofuel production
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Objectives
3.3 Material and methods
3.4 Results and discussion
3.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4. Nonedible crops as alternative raw materials for biodiesel production: an overview
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 General considerations on the cultivation of nonedible crops
4.3 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 5. The biodiesel agro-industrial complex in Brazil and the performance of the national biodiesel production program
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 National program of biodiesel production and the biodiesel agro-industrial complex in Brazil
5.3 Objectives
5.4 Conceptual framework
5.5 Materials and methods
5.6 Results and discussion
5.7 Conclusions
References
Chapter 6. Potential effects of future climatic scenarios on the agroclimatic aptitude of Eucalyptus urophylla in the Matopiba region
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Materials and methods
6.3 Results and discussion
6.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Part II: Biofuel production: classification according to the generation of feedstock
Chapter 7. Valorization of corn wastes: assess the environmental impacts in a life-cycle prospective
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Materials and methods
7.3 Results and discussion
7.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 8. EFB (empty fruit bunches) of oil palm for 2G ethanol production
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Methodology
8.3 Database and pretreatments
8.4 Enzymatic saccharification and remarks on lab tests costs
8.5 Results and discussion
8.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 9. Sugarcane residues: insights on exploitation, energetic and nonenergetic uses, and the production potential in Brazil and in the state of Tocantins
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Lignocellulosic-based biomasses
9.3 Sugarcane and sugarcane straw
9.4 Sugarcane cultivation in Brazil and in the state of Tocantins
9.5 Conventional energy uses of sugarcane bagasse and straws
9.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 10. Taking advantage of dairy whey for bioethanol production: case study of dairy industry at New Zealand
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 New Zealand sources for bioethanol production
10.3 Whey to bioethanol
10.4 Second-generation bioethanol from whey in New Zealand
10.5 Economy of bioethanol manufacturing by whey
10.6 Zero net emission using bioethanol in New Zealand
10.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11. Feasibility study for the biodiesel production from cooking oil in Dianópolis, Tocantins
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Literature review
11.3 Methodology
11.4 Results
11.5 Conclusion
Nomenclature
References
Chapter 12. Anaerobic codigestion of manipueira with bovine manure for biogas and biofertilizer production
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Materials and methods
12.3 Results and discussion
12.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 13. Microalgae-based biofuels: advances and challenges
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Microalgae culture
13.3 Microalgae to liquid biofuels
13.4 Microalgae to gaseous biofuels
13.5 Microalgae to solid biofuels
13.6 Future trends
13.7 Concluding remarks
References
Part III: Bioenergy production technologies
Chapter 14. Use of ionic liquids in the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Biofuels
14.3 Lignocellulosic biomass
14.4 Bioethanol
14.5 Pretreatment
14.6 Ionic liquid pretreatment
14.7 Conclusions
References
Chapter 15. The importance of microorganisms for biofuels production
Abstract
15.1 The origin of microorganisms
15.2 Microorganisms: importance and applications
15.3 Biofuels
References
Chapter 16. Use of agro-energy waste: some current technologies
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Replacement of petrochemical plastic by biopolymers
16.3 Current productions
16.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 17. Waste and biomass valorization via its transformation into advanced materials for energy applications
Abstract
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Natural biomass classification and composition
17.3 Methodology to obtain biomass-derived carbons
17.4 Biomass and waste in energy storage (supercapacitors)
17.5 Biomass and waste in oxygen reduction reaction
17.6 Biomass and waste in CO2 electroreduction
17.7 Conclusions
References
Chapter 18. Immobilization of lipases from the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae ICBC 425 using babassu nut bagasse as substrate on cellulose fibers from lulo stalks
Abstract
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Materials and methods
18.3 Results and discussion
18.4 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 19. Heat analysis of a sugarcane bagasse and wheat bran system in rotating drum bioreactor for cellulase production
Abstract
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Materials and methods
19.3 Methodology
19.4 Results and discussion
19.5 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Index

Lina María Grajales Agudelo

She holds a master’s and doctoral degree in Engineering and Food Science from São Paulo State University, UNESP. Dissertation and thesis oriented to the development of rotary drum bioreactors for solid-state fermentation, using agroindustrial residues as substrates. She is a Professor at the Federal University of Tocantins, UFT, in the undergraduate course of Food Engineering and in the Graduate Program in Agroenergy. Leader of the Research Group "Bioreactor Engineering". She has experience in developing rotary-drum and fixed-bed bioreactors for solid-state fermentation aiming at biofuels production. Coordinator of the Support Group for Foreigners at the Federal University of Tocantins. Juan

Affiliations and expertise

Chemical Engineer, National University of Colombia, UNAL, Colombia

Juan Carlos Valdés Serra

Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from "Universidad de Oriente. Santiago de Cuba-CUBA” holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from State University of Campinas-SP, Brazil (UNICAMP) and a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from State University of Campinas -SP, Brazil (UNICAMP). He is currently a Full Professor at the Federal University of Tocantins Foundation (UFT) Brazil. He has experience in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis on Materials and Manufacturing Processes, acting on obtaining composite materials and sustainable development.

Affiliations and expertise

Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Oriente. Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Erich Collicchio

Specialist in Irrigation Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), holds a master’s degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), a Doctorate in Applied Ecology from the University of São Paulo (USP), and a Postdoctoral internship in Phytotechnics in the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) by the PROCAD-AM program. He is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT). He teaches in the Undergraduate Program in Environmental Engineering and in the Graduate Program in Digital Agroenergy. He has experience in scientific research in the area of Agricultural Sciences and the Environment, with an emphasis on Planning and Management in Agricultural Science, Technology and Innovation, Genetic Improvement of Plants, and Phytotechnics. He is currently developing work focusing on agroenergy crops, agroclimatic zoning, carbon storage, and environmental changes.

Affiliations and expertise

Agronomic Engineer, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil