Biofuels

Biofuels

Author
Lisbeth Olsson
Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Chemistry and Materials Science

In line with the current focus on a sustainable economy, bioethanol and other biofuels have received tremendous attention, making many headlines. Being produced in steadily growing volumes has made it necessary to consider production of biofuels from renewable raw materials that are not currently used. Therefore, the production of biofuels is at the gateway of moving from traditional raw materials to others such as lignocellulosic materials. However, sucha transfer requires new production processes that are economically feasible.This volume addresses and discusses the current status of biofuels, covering aspects from enabling technologies to different technology and processes options, as well as economical and policy perspectives.


Keywords: Chemistry and Materials Science / Biochemistry / Bioenergy / Bioethanol / Biofuels / Biotechnology / Substrat / Biofuel / Biomass / enzymes / Hydrolysis