Perspectives on Biofuels: Potential Benefits and Possible Pitfall
Published on 4. July 2013
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-8412-2882-5 (ISBN)
Description
Today, fossil fuels dominate the worldwide energy mix. Combining the finite supply of fossil fuels with their adverse
environmental impact and the uneven worldwide distribution causes political and economic tensions. Biofuels can improve the current energy portfolio since they are renewable resources grown domestically thereby offering potential economic, environmental and security benefits. The role of biofuels as a liquid fuel replacement is nascent, but projected to grow significantly in the coming years as chemists and chemical engineers contribute to solving technical problems in the use of
lignocellulosic feedstocks. To insure we take the wisest approach during biofuel development, chemists and engineers in their roles as managers and policy makers need to have a broad perspective of the impacts of biofuel production so they are able to consider the long-term impacts of biofuel development on the
economy, environment and society.
environmental impact and the uneven worldwide distribution causes political and economic tensions. Biofuels can improve the current energy portfolio since they are renewable resources grown domestically thereby offering potential economic, environmental and security benefits. The role of biofuels as a liquid fuel replacement is nascent, but projected to grow significantly in the coming years as chemists and chemical engineers contribute to solving technical problems in the use of
lignocellulosic feedstocks. To insure we take the wisest approach during biofuel development, chemists and engineers in their roles as managers and policy makers need to have a broad perspective of the impacts of biofuel production so they are able to consider the long-term impacts of biofuel development on the
economy, environment and society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professionals and Academics working in the field
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
502 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8412-2882-5 (9780841228825)
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Persons
Caroline Taylor is associated with the University of California, Berkeley. Rich Lomneth is associated with the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Frankie Wood-Black is associated with Trihydro Corporation.
Content
Contents ; Dedication ; 1. Putting Biofuels into Context Beyond Biofuels Chemistry-Context, Issues, ; and Broader Perspectives Important to the Technical Audience ; Rich Lomneth, Caroline Taylor, and Frankie Wood-Black ; 2. Projecting an Energy Future: Biofuels, Bioenergy, and the Importance of ; Regionality in Scenarios and Potentials ; Caroline Taylor ; 3. The Effects of Stakeholder Values on Biofuel Feedstock Choices ; Heather L. Youngs ; 4. Inventories and the Global Food-Commodity Prices ; Gal Hochman, Deepak Rajagopal, Govinda Timilsina, and David Zilberman ; 5. Avoiding the Unintended Consequences of Bioenergy ; S. A. Miller ; 6. Sustainability of Bioenergy from Forestry ; Marcia Patton-Mallory ; 7. Algal Technologies for Biological Capture and Utilization of CO2 Require ; Breakthroughs in Basic Research ; Jennifer L. Milne, Jeffrey C. Cameron, Lawrence E. Page, Sally M. Benson, and ; Himadri B. Pakrasi ; 8. Unintended Consequences: Evaluation of the Pros and Cons of New ; Technologies and Regulatory Drivers as They Relate to the Potential ; Changes in Behavior and Infrastructure ; Frankie Wood-Black, Ph.D., REM, MBA ; 9. Economist>'s Perspective on Biofuels ; David Zilberman, Deepak Rajagopal, and Gal Hochman ; 10. Securing a Bioenergy Supply: UK and US ; C. Whittaker, P. W. R. Adams, and M. C. McManus ; 11. Biomass Sustainability Standards: Towards a Credible and Feasible ; Measure of Biomass Sustainability for U.S. Bioenergy Policy ; Jody M. Endres, J.D., M.A. ; Editors' Biographies ; Indexes ; Author Index ; Subject Index