Sustainable Bioenergy: Advances and Impacts

Sustainable Bioenergy: Advances and Impacts presents a careful overview of advances and promising innovation in the development of various bioenergy technologies. It covers the production of bio-jet fuel, algal biofuels, recent developments in bioprocesses, nanotechnology applications for energy conversion, the role of different catalysts in the production of biofuels, and the impacts of those fuels on society. The book brings together global experts to form a big picture of cutting-edge research in sustainable bioenergy and biofuels. It is an ideal resource for researchers, students, energy analysts and policymakers who will benefit from the book’s overview of impacts and innovative needs.

Explores the most recent advances in biofuels and related energy systems, including innovations in catalysts and biocatalystsProvides an overview of the impacts of bioenergy and its sustainability aspectsDiscusses real-life cases of implementation of bioenergy systems on an industrial scale

1. Lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of bioethanol: Availability, structure and composition 2. Rural Bio-refinery: A viable solution for Production of fuel and chemicals in Rural India 3. Sustainable Bioenergy Development in Africa: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward 4. Biohydrogen Production and Bagasse Gasification Process in the Sugarcane Industry 5. Bio jet-fuel production from biomass 6. Bio-oil Production and Upgrading Technology 7. New Trends in Biogas Production and Utilization 8. Current challenges and advances in Butanol production 9. Mesoporous and other type of catalyst for conversion of non-edible oil to bio-gasoline via deoxygenation 10. Third generation biofuels: an overview 11. Nano-biocatalytic processes for producing biodiesel from algae 12. Impacts of sustainable biofuels production from biomass 13. Socio-economic impacts of harnessing the lignocellulose into biofuels 14. The challenges in the regulation of nanotechnology in sustainable production of bioenergy