Biofuel-Reforming for Sustainable Energy
- 1st Edition - April 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Editors: Maryam Meshksar, Mohammad Amin Makarem, Mohammad Yusuf
- Language: English
Biofuel-Reforming for Sustainable Energy delivers a comprehensive and forward-looking perspective on the technologies transforming renewable fuels into clean energy, hydrog… Read more
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Description
Description
Biofuel-Reforming for Sustainable Energy delivers a comprehensive and forward-looking perspective on the technologies transforming renewable fuels into clean energy, hydrogen, and value-added products. Bridging fundamental science with engineering practice, the book begins with the principles of biofuel reforming, feedstock selection, thermodynamic analysis, and advanced reactor design before presenting the latest developments in catalyst engineering, including metallic, mixed-metal oxide, ferrite, composite, and bio-derived catalysts, together with machine learning approaches for catalyst discovery and process optimization.
The book provides in-depth coverage of the major biofuel conversion pathways, including steam reforming, dry reforming, autothermal reforming, partial oxidation, plasma-assisted reforming, thermal and hydrothermal cracking, and catalytic cracking for fuels and chemical production. Dedicated sections examine emerging applications in fuel cells, biomass gasification integrated with reforming, niche end-use technologies, and sustainable utilization of agricultural residues.
Beyond technology, the book addresses the broader challenges of deploying biofuel reforming at scale through environmental impact assessment, life cycle assessment, techno-economic and industrial evaluation, policy frameworks, and exergy, exergoeconomic, and exergoenvironmental analyses. Bringing together established knowledge and the latest advances in one authoritative volume, this book is an essential reference for researchers, engineers, graduate students, and industry professionals developing next-generation sustainable energy systems.
The book provides in-depth coverage of the major biofuel conversion pathways, including steam reforming, dry reforming, autothermal reforming, partial oxidation, plasma-assisted reforming, thermal and hydrothermal cracking, and catalytic cracking for fuels and chemical production. Dedicated sections examine emerging applications in fuel cells, biomass gasification integrated with reforming, niche end-use technologies, and sustainable utilization of agricultural residues.
Beyond technology, the book addresses the broader challenges of deploying biofuel reforming at scale through environmental impact assessment, life cycle assessment, techno-economic and industrial evaluation, policy frameworks, and exergy, exergoeconomic, and exergoenvironmental analyses. Bringing together established knowledge and the latest advances in one authoritative volume, this book is an essential reference for researchers, engineers, graduate students, and industry professionals developing next-generation sustainable energy systems.
Key features
Key features
- Integrates the complete biofuel reforming landscape, from fundamental principles and reactor engineering to advanced conversion technologies and industrial implementation
- Reviews state-of-the-art catalyst systems, including metallic, mixed-metal oxide, ferrite, composite, and bio-derived catalysts, alongside machine learning for catalyst discovery and process optimization
- Examines reforming, cracking, and gasification technologies for producing hydrogen, fuels, and value-added chemicals from renewable biofuels
- Evaluates sustainability and industrial deployment through life cycle assessment, policy analysis, techno-economic evaluation, and exergy, exergoeconomic, and exergoenvironmental assessment
Readership
Readership
Professors, postdoctoral researchers, postgraduate and early-career engineers, and graduate students in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, energy systems, catalysis, and materials science; Scientists, engineers, and technical managers in hydrogen production, fuel cell technology, and sustainable energy development
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section I: Introduction to Biofuel Reforming
1. Biofuel Reforming: Fundamentals and Overview
2. Types of Biofuels for Reforming and their Production Pathways
3. Thermodynamic Analysis and Principles of Biofuel Reforming
4. Advanced Biofuel Reforming Reactors Designs
Section II: Catalysts in Biofuel Reforming
5. Metallic catalysts for biofuel reforming
6. Mixed-metal oxide ferrite, and composite catalysts for biofuel reforming
7. Bio-derived catalysts for green reforming processes
Section III: Reforming Processes for Biofuel Conversion
8. Steam Reforming of Biofuels
9. Dry Reforming of Biofuels
10. Autothermal Reforming of Biofuels
11. Partial Oxidation of Biofuels
12. Plasma-Assisted Reforming of Biofuels
13. Thermal and Hydrothermal Cracking of Biofuels
14. Catalytic Cracking of Biofuels for Chemicals and Fuel Components
Section IV: Applications and Innovations
15. Biofuel Reforming for Hydrogen Production
16. Biofuel Reforming for Fuel Cell Applications
17. Biomass Gasification Coupled with Reforming for Energy Generation
18. Niche and End-Use Applications Requiring Biofuel Reforming
Section V: Environmental and Industrial Aspects
19. Environmental Impacts, Policy Frameworks, and Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Reforming
20. Economic and Industrial Viability of Biofuel Reforming
21. Challenges and Future Trends in Biofuel Reforming
Section VI: Case Studies in Biofuel Reforming
22. Case Studies
1. Biofuel Reforming: Fundamentals and Overview
2. Types of Biofuels for Reforming and their Production Pathways
3. Thermodynamic Analysis and Principles of Biofuel Reforming
4. Advanced Biofuel Reforming Reactors Designs
Section II: Catalysts in Biofuel Reforming
5. Metallic catalysts for biofuel reforming
6. Mixed-metal oxide ferrite, and composite catalysts for biofuel reforming
7. Bio-derived catalysts for green reforming processes
Section III: Reforming Processes for Biofuel Conversion
8. Steam Reforming of Biofuels
9. Dry Reforming of Biofuels
10. Autothermal Reforming of Biofuels
11. Partial Oxidation of Biofuels
12. Plasma-Assisted Reforming of Biofuels
13. Thermal and Hydrothermal Cracking of Biofuels
14. Catalytic Cracking of Biofuels for Chemicals and Fuel Components
Section IV: Applications and Innovations
15. Biofuel Reforming for Hydrogen Production
16. Biofuel Reforming for Fuel Cell Applications
17. Biomass Gasification Coupled with Reforming for Energy Generation
18. Niche and End-Use Applications Requiring Biofuel Reforming
Section V: Environmental and Industrial Aspects
19. Environmental Impacts, Policy Frameworks, and Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Reforming
20. Economic and Industrial Viability of Biofuel Reforming
21. Challenges and Future Trends in Biofuel Reforming
Section VI: Case Studies in Biofuel Reforming
22. Case Studies
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 1, 2027
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Maryam Meshksar
Dr. Maryam Meshksar is a Process Engineer at Petrochemical Industries Design and Engineering Company (PIDEC). Her research focuses on gas separation, clean energy technologies, catalytic processes, and sustainable energy conversion. In gas separation, she works primarily on membrane-based separation methods. For clean energy, she investigates methane reforming for syngas production, publishing over ten peer-reviewed experimental articles. She has also developed and synthesized novel reforming catalysts, including hard-templated catalysts using sustainable biotemplates such as leaves and glucose—demonstrating their application in these processes for the first time. Alongside her technical work, Dr. Meshksar contributes to scholarly communication through authoring, editing, and reviewing books, book chapters, and journal manuscripts for leading publishers. Her editorial expertise includes topics such as greenhouse gases, synthesis gases, natural gas, and homogeneous catalysis. She recently served as Series Editor for Advances in Biotechnology: Methods, Applications, and Case Studies.
Affiliations and expertise
Process Department of Petrochemical Industries Design and Engineering Company (PIDEC), Shiraz, IranMM
Mohammad Amin Makarem
Dr. Mohammad Amin Makarem is a research associate at Taylor's University, Malaysia. He former worked at Shiraz University. His research interests are gas separation and purification, nanofluids, microfluidics, catalyst synthesis, reactor design and green energy. In gas separation, his focus is on experimental and theoretical investigation and optimization of pressure swing adsorption process, and in the gas purification field, he is working on novel technologies such as microchannels. Recently, he has investigated methods of synthesizing bio-template nanomaterials and catalysts. Besides, he has collaborated in writing and editing various books and book-chapters for famous publishers such as Elsevier, Springer and Wiley, as well as guest editing journals special issues.
Affiliations and expertise
Shiraz University, IranMY
Mohammad Yusuf
Dr. Mohammad Yusuf is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. He has more than a decade of research and teaching experience around the world, i.e., spanning Saudi Arabia, Canada, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, and South America. He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Regina, Canada, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, and as Head of the Department and Assistant Professor in the School of Technology at Glocal University, India. He was registered as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Yusuf authored over 150 research and review publications and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals while also acting as a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include Clean Energy & Fuels, hydrogen/syngas,
catalysis, biomass & biofuels, waste valorization, hydrocarbon recovery, CCUS, and several aspects of UNSDGs.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia