Ethanol: Science and Engineering

ISBN-13: 9780128114582 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 574 str.

Angelo Basile; T. Nejat Veziroglu; Adolfo Iulianelli

Spis treści

Part 1: Science and Production1. Ethanol to chemicals: reactions, reactivities and application. An overview2. Ethanol from biomass3. Kinetics analysis of ethanol production processes4. Ethanol for food and transportation: a kind of competition?5. Bioethanol exploitation: future and perspectives

Part 2: Application and Innovation6. Catalysts for the ethanol reforming processes7. Steam reforming, preferential oxidation and autothermal reforming of ethanol for hydrogen production8. Ethanol as an internal combustion engine fuel9. Ethanol opportunities for electricity and hydrogen production in bioelectrochemical systems10. Direct ethanol fuel cells11. Crude bioethanol reforming processes: the advantages of a bio-source exploitation12. Ethanol in automotive applications

Part 3: Modelling and Technology13. State of the art on the conventional processes for ethanol production14. Hydrogen production technologies from ethanol15. Kinetic of the ethanol reforming16. Ethanol production in thermally coupled, fluidized bed, bubble column and membrane reactors17. Hydrogen production from ethanol reforming: a modeling approach18. Modeling and control of the output current of a direct ethanol fuel cell system19. Electrical Vehicles fueled by ethanol20. Ethanol for air transportation

Part 4: Environment and Economy21. Ethanol economy: environment, demand, and marketing22. Economic assessment of ethanol production23. Cost estimation of an integrated system for co-production of electricity and ethanol24. A technical and economic comparison of the bioethanol exploitation within agriculture and industry.