Analytical Methods for Biomass Characterization and Conversion

ISBN-13: 9780128156056 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 260 str.

David C. Dayton; Thomas D. Foust

Spis treści

1. Introduction
2. Biomass Characterization
3. Biomass Conversion
4. Analytical Methods in Biochemical Conversion
5. Analytical Methods in Thermochemical Conversion
6. Analytical Methods in Hybrid Technologies
7. Techno-Economics of Advanced Biofuels Processes
8. Lifecycle Assessment of Advanced Biofuels Processes
9. Optimized Biofuels for High-Efficiency, Low-Emission Engines
10. Alternative Jet Fuels
11. Biomass-Based Products and Chemicals
12. Waste to Energy
13. Carbon Dioxide Utilization for Building Materials, Fuels, Chemicals, and Polymers
14. Remaining Challenges and Final Thoughts

O autorze

Dr. David Dayton is a Senior Fellow in Chemistry and the Biofuels Director at RTI International. He is an expert in alternative fuels that can be used to create cleaner, cost-effective sources of energy. A physical chemist, Dr. Dayton has more than 25 years of project management and research experience in R&D projects focused on biomass thermochemical conversion processes used to create cost-effective biofuels. Dr. Thomas Foust is the Director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's National Bioenergy Center (NBC) and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University. He is a comprehensive expert in the clean energy area with a specialty in bioenergy with over 25 years of R&D and R&D management experience. His areas of expertise in bioenergy include feedstock production, biomass conversion technologies to fuels and products and advantaged uses of biofuels and bioproducts.