Handbook of Biofuels Production
Processes and Technologies
- 3rd Edition - December 5, 2022
- Editors: Rafael Luque, Carol Sze Ki Lin, Karen Wilson, Chenyu Du
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 1 9 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 5 2 1 - 2
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Request a sales quoteHandbook of Biofuels Production: Processes and Technologies, Third Edition provides a comprehensive and systematic reference on a range of biomass conversion processes and technologies. In response to the global increase in the use of biofuels as substitute transportation fuels, advanced chemical, biochemical and thermochemical biofuels production routes are quickly being developed. Substantial additions for this new edition include increased coverage of emerging feedstocks, including microalgae, more emphasis on by-product valorization for biofuels’ production, additional chapters on emerging biofuel production methods, and co-production of biofuels and bioproducts.
The book's editorial team is strengthened by the addition of an extra member, and a number of new contributors have been invited to work with authors from the first and second edition to revise existing chapters, with each offering fresh perspectives. This book is an essential reference for professional engineers in the biofuel industry as well as researchers in academia, from post-graduate level and up.
- Provides systematic and detailed coverage of the processes and technologies being used in the production of first, second and third generation biofuels
- Evaluates the latest advanced chemical, biochemical and thermochemical technologies, processes and production routes
- Takes an integrated biorefinery approach, guiding readers through the production of biofuels and their co-products in integrated biorefineries
- Includes videos of industrial production facilities and equipment, showing how complex processes and reaction apparatus work in a lab and industry setting
Researchers and industry practitioners working in the field of bioenergy and renewable energy. Primarily organic chemists, microbiologists, and industrial chemists, chemical/energy engineers, biochemical engineers, and biotechnologists working in academic institutes, research institutes, industries. Graduate and PhD level students in Renewable Energy, Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Chemical Engineering. Consultants to Energy Agencies
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part One: Key issues and assessment of biofuels production
- Chapter 1: Introduction: An overview of biofuels and production technologies
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Biofuel production processes and technologies
- 1.3: Technoeconomic and environmental assessment
- 1.4: Challenges, opportunities, and future prospects in biofuel production
- 1.5: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2: Life cycle assessment of biofuels
- Abstract
- 2.1: Main challenges to biofuel sustainability
- 2.2: LCA methodology
- 2.3: Biomass to biofuel conversion routes
- 2.4: Overview of major findings of selected LCA studies on biofuel production
- 2.5: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 3: Biofuels: Technology, economics, and policy issues
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Moving from fossil fuel to biofuels: Insights from sociotechnical transition theory
- 3.3: Assessment of first- and next-generation biofuels
- 3.4: Economic, environmental, and social issues
- 3.5: Policy actions and regulatory frameworks
- 3.6: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 4: Feedstocks and challenges to biofuel development
- Abstract
- Disclaimer
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: First-generation (1G) feedstocks
- 4.3: Second-generation (2G) feedstocks
- 4.4: Third-generation (3G) feedstocks
- 4.5: Conclusions and future outlook
- References
- Part Two: Biofuels from chemical and biochemical conversion processes and technologies
- Chapter 5: Production of biofuel via catalytic upgrading and refining of sustainable oleaginous feedstocks
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 5.1: Introduction: Renewable diesel
- 5.2: Overview of biodiesel production and feedstock
- 5.3: Catalytic biodiesel production
- 5.4: Production of green diesel
- 5.5: Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter 6: Biotechnological production of biofuels
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Lipases
- 6.3: Enzymatic production of biodiesel
- 6.4: New tendencies in the enzymatic production of biodiesel
- 6.5: Biofuels similar to biodiesel produced using acyl acceptors other than methanol
- 6.6: Industrial biodiesel production using enzymes
- 6.7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7: Biodiesel production from microbial lipids using oleaginous yeasts
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Oleaginous yeasts
- 7.3: SCO metabolism in oleaginous yeasts
- 7.4: Oleaginous microorganism engineering
- 7.5: Feedstock for SCO production
- 7.6: SCO production techniques
- 7.7: High-value-added polyunsaturated fatty acids
- 7.8: Conclusions and future prospects
- References
- Chapter 8: Biochemical production of bioalcohols
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Types of bioalcohols
- 8.3: Bioalcohol production from lignocellulose hydrolysate
- 8.4: Bioalcohol production from lignocellulose via CBP using single microbes
- 8.5: Bioalcohol production from lignocellulose via CBP through co-cultivation
- References
- Chapter 9: Production of biogas via anaerobic digestion
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Factors affecting the AD process
- 9.3: Feedstocks used for biogas and fertilizer production
- 9.4: Anaerobic bioreactor technology
- 9.5: Anaerobic digestion modeling
- 9.6: Biological biogas upgrade
- 9.7: Integration of biogas plants in the circular economy concept
- 9.8: Conclusions and future trends
- References
- Chapter 10: Lignocellulose biorefinery advances the liquid biofuel platform
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: A low-carbon future
- 10.3: Advanced liquid biofuel platform
- 10.4: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11: Chemical routes for the conversion of cellulosic platform molecules into high-energy-density biofuels
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.2: Oxygenated fuels via 5-HMF: Furanic compounds
- 11.3: Levulinic acid as a platform molecule for oxygenated fuels: Alkyl levulinates and valeric biofuels
- 11.4: Oxygenated fuels via furfural: Furan derivatives
- 11.5: Blending of oxygenated biofuels with conventional fuels
- 11.6: Furan derivatives as platform molecules for liquid hydrocarbon fuels
- 11.7: Catalytic conversion of LA and its derivatives into fuel-range hydrocarbons
- 11.8: Final remarks and future outlook
- References
- Part Three: Biofuels from thermal and thermo-chemical conversion processes and technologies
- Chapter 12: The catalytic processes for the deoxygenation and densification of biofuels
- Abstract
- 12.1: Introduction
- 12.2: Catalytic approaches for deoxygenation of bio-crude
- 12.3: C–C coupling strategies for bio-crude densification
- 12.4: Hydrotreatment of bio-crude
- 12.5: Type of reactors for embedding catalysts for near complete deoxygenation
- References
- Chapter 13: Production of bio-syngas and bio-hydrogen by gasification
- Abstract
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: The gasification process
- 13.3: Feedstocks
- 13.4: Syngas production
- 13.5: H2 production
- 13.6: Products and product quality
- 13.7: The future
- References
- Chapter 14: Production of biofuels via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Biomass-to-liquids
- Abstract
- 14.1: Introduction
- 14.2: Biomass-to-liquid process steps and technologies
- 14.3: Biomass-to-liquid final fuel products
- 14.4: Environmental and economic considerations of the BTL process
- 14.5: Commercial status of the biomass-to-liquid processes
- 14.6: Future prospects and challenges
- References
- Part Four: Integrated production and application of biofuels
- Chapter 15: Integrated biorefineries for the co-production of biofuels and high-value products
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 15.1: Introduction
- 15.2: Integrated production of biofuels and high-value products
- 15.3: Case studies
- 15.4: Conclusion and future work
- References
- Chapter 16: Microalgae for biofuels: A prospective feedstock
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 16.1: Introduction
- 16.2: Scaling-up of microalgae cultivation system
- 16.3: Photoautotrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae
- 16.4: Limiting factors for mass microalgae cultivation
- 16.5: Microalgal lipids
- 16.6: Microalgal lipid biosynthesis
- 16.7: Microalgal biomass harvesting
- 16.8: Microalgae dewatering
- 16.9: Microalgal oil extraction and transesterification
- 16.10: Conclusions and future perspectives
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 612
- Language: English
- Edition: 3
- Published: December 5, 2022
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323911931
- eBook ISBN: 9780323915212
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Rafael Luque
Rafael Luque (PhD 2005, Universidad de Cordoba, Spain) has significant experience in biomass and waste valorization practices to materials, fuels, and chemicals as well as nanoscale chemistry, green chemistry and (photo)catalysis (600+ publications, h-index 92, >39,000 citations, 7 patents, 10 edited books). He is Editor-in-chief of Molecular Catalysis (Elsevier) and has been named 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, SpainCL
Carol Sze Ki Lin
Carol Lin received her BEng degree in Chemicals & Material Engineering from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and her Ph.D. from The University of Manchester, UK. Dr. Lin is currently Associate Professor at the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong. She is internationally known for her work on bioconversion of agricultural, food and industrial residues for production of chemicals, materials and fuels through green and sustainable chemistry. Her current research interests include cultivation of anaerobic human gut microbial consortia in cellulose hydrogel-based immobilized bioreactors, waste and biomass valorisation. Dr. Lin leads a team of researchers with a current grant portfolio of over HK$18M and on-going collaborations with numerous companies. She has given numerous Keynote and Plenary speeches at major international conferences. In 2016 and 2018, her research team won the Gold Medal at the Geneva Invention Exhibition. In 2017, she received The President’s Awards, CityU.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong KongKW
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson is Professor of Catalysis in the School of Science at RMIT University and was previously Chair of Catalysis and Research Director of the European Bioenergy Research Institute at Aston University (2013-17), where she also held a Royal Society Industry Fellowship in collaboration with Johnson Matthey. She holds a BA and PhD from the University of Cambridge, and MSc in heterogeneous catalysis from the University of Liverpool and has held academic positions at the University of York and Cardiff University. Her research interests lie in the design of tunable porous materials for sustainable biofuels and chemicals production from renewable resources. She is currently Associate Editor of the academic journals Sustainable Energy & Fuels, and Energy & Environmental Materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Catalysis, School of Science, RMIT University, AustraliaCD
Chenyu Du
Chenyu Du is a Reader in Chemical Engineering in the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Huddersfield. His BEng was awarded in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University, China. He completed his PhD in the department of Chemical Engineering in Tsinghua University. He held a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the University of Manchester working on a platform chemical production from sustainable raw materials. Following this he joined a research and development company in London contributing to the development of the 2nd generation of biofuel. In 2010 he was appointed as lecturer in the University of Nottingham. He has been involved in research pertaining to the Lignocellosic Conversion to Ethanol programme. He was responsible for developing and directing a new MSc course on Sustainable Bioenergy. His research interests focus on bioenergy, fermentation, metabolic engineering, bioprocess development and simulation. He has generated research income over £17 million as PI or Co-I.
Affiliations and expertise
Reader, Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, United KingdomRead Handbook of Biofuels Production on ScienceDirect