Process Synthesis for Fuel Ethanol Production

ISBN-13: 9780367577209 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 394 str.

C. a. Cardona; O. J. Sanchez; L. F. Gutierrez

Opis

This book is a comprehensive guide to the design and analysis of the most advanced technologies for fuel ethanol production from feedstocks. It describes how process systems engineering can be applied to fuel ethanol production to achieve new levels of efficiency according to technical, economic, and environmental criteria. The authors cover liq

Spis treści

Biofuels. Process Design and Role of Process Synthesis. Feedstocks for Fuel Ethanol Production. Feedstock Conditioning and Pretreatment. Hydrolysis of Carbohydrate Polymers. Microorganisms for Ethanol Production. Ethanolic Fermentation Technologies. Analysis of Ethanol Recovery and Dehydration. Integrated Processes for Fuel Ethanol Production. Environmental Aspects of Fuel Ethanol Production. Technological Configurations for Fuel Ethanol Production in the Industry. Food Security versus Fuel Ethanol Production. Perspectives and Challenges in Fuel Ethanol Production. Index.

O autorze

C.A. Cardona is an associate professor of chemical engineering in the Pilot Plants of Biotechnology and Agroindustry at the National University of Colombia in Manizales. He is also a consultant in bioenergy and development for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy.

O.J. Sanchez is an associate professor of food engineering in the Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology at the University of Caldas in Manizales, Colombia.

L.F. Gutierrez is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Caldas in Manizales, Colombia.