Description:
This book focuses on the different intermediates and raw material options that can generate energy output and products equivalent to conventional fossil energy sources. It presents short-term options for clean alternative energy sources that complement the development of long-term sustainable energy infrastructures. Detailing the chemical processes for each technology, the text also assesses the environmental impacts, benefits, and performance of the various processes and fuel products. It also summarizes processing and transportation issues, process design options, safety concerns, regulations, and other practical considerations associated with alternative fuels.
Review Quotes:
"...This updated edition (1st ed., 2007) begins with a global review of energy consumption and production. ...The book discusses coal gasification; liquid fuel from coal, natural gas, and oil sand; coal slurry fuel; shale gas; and shale oil. Fuel from biomass is another focus. The discussion ranges from corn and lignocellulosic ethanol to biodiesel, algae fuel, and thermochemical conversion of biomass. The inclusion of these topics along with the latest developments in each area is very timely because they are becoming of more interest to both researchers and energy industry professionals. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."
--J. Tavakoli, Lafayette College for CHOICE, February 2015 Vol. 52 No. 6
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"The main strength of the material is the comprehensive coverage of all potentially viable sources of alternative fuels and the assessment of the current state of the process technology for transforming these sources into viable alternative fuels. ...In my opinion this book is a must for any serious researcher in the field of ethanol production and/or any educator who teaches a course on alternative fuels and ethanol production."
--David G. Retzloff, University of Missouri
"The second updated edition of Handbook of Alternative Fuel Techniques joins others in the 'Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering' series and will appeal to college-level students of alternative energy who want an engineering guide specific to the science of alternative fuels and their processing. It is directed not just to students but professional scientists and engineers, and provides coverages and comparisons of available technologies, the latest research, and new regulations, safety issues, development trends, and emerging alternative technologies. From chemistry to breakthroughs on the horizon, the Handbook of Alternative Fuel Techniques is a 'must' for any advanced and serious reference collection strong in chemical engineering and alternative energy sources."
--Midwest Book Review, March 2016