Biofuels Refining and Performance (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) - Hardcover

Nag, Ahindra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071489703 ISBN 13: 9780071489706

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2008

Synopsis

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Keep Up with the Latest Refining Processes and Issues Involved in Producing Biofuels on a Commercial Scale

Biofuels Refining and Performance is a state-of-the-art guide that explores the chemistry of biofuels, the latest refining processes, and major performance characteristics, presenting complete discussions of the theory and experimental procedures used to prepare biofuels economically.

Written by an international team of biofuels experts, this book fully examines various conventional and nonconventional sources of energy…photosynthetic plants as a renewable source of energy…fuels from biomass conversion…the refining of ethanol, methanol, and biodiesel…biofuel cells…soft/decentralized renewables as an energy option for developing countries…and much more. Packed with 80 detailed illustrations, Biofuels Refining and Performance features:

• Comprehensive guidance on the chemistry of biofuels
• On-target coverage of the newest refining methods for ethanol, methanol, and biodiesel
• Cutting-edge information on engine conversion techniques and the performance characteristics of biofuels
• Step-by-step instructions for safe handling and storage

About this title

About the Author

A. Nag, Ph.D. is with the Department of Chemistryat the Indian Institute of Technology.

From the Back Cover

Keep Up with the Latest Refining Processes and Issues Involved in Producing
Biofuels on a Commercial Scale

Biofuels Refining and Performance is a state-of-the-art guide that explores
the chemistry of biofuels, the latest refining processes, and major
performance characteristics, presenting complete discussions of the theory
and experimental procedures used to prepare biofuels economically.

Written by an international team of biofuels experts, this book fully
examines various conventional and nonconventional sources of
energy...photosynthetic plants as a renewable source of energy...fuels from
biomass conversion...the refining of ethanol, methanol, and
biodiesel...biofuel cells...soft/decentralized renewables as an energy
option for developing countries...and much more. Packed with 80 detailed
illustrations, Biofuels Refining and Performance features:

Comprehensive guidance on the chemistry of biofuels
On-target coverage of the newest refining methods for ethanol, methanol,
and biodiesel
Cutting-edge information on engine conversion techniques and the
performance characteristics of biofuels
Step-by-step instructions for safe handling and storage
Inside This Landmark Biofuels Sourcebook

Chemistry of biofuels: Energy and its biological resources
Photosynthetic plants as renewable source of energy
Fuels from biomass conversion
Biofuels refining processes: Ethanol
Methanol
Biodiesel
Three performance characteristics: Use of alcohols to study performance
characteristics in petroleum and diesel engines
Biofuel cells
Soft/decentralized renewables as an energy option for developing countries

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071489703
• ISBN 13: 9780071489706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312