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Environmental sustainability of biofuels : prospects and challenges /

"Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels: Prospects and Challenges provides a comprehensive sustainability analysis of biofuels based on lifecycle analysis and develops various multi-dimensional decision-making techniques for prioritizing biofuel production technologies. Taking a transversal a...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Hakeem, Khalid Rehman (Editor), Bandh, Suhaib A. (Editor), Malla, Fayaz A. (Editor), Mehmood, Mohammad Aneesul (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2023]
Subjects:
Biomass energy > Environmental aspects.
Biomass energy > Economic aspects.
Biomass energy industries > Production control.
Bioénergie > Aspect de l'environnement.
Bioénergie > Aspect économique.
Biomasse > Industrie > Production > Contrôle.
Biomass energy > Economic aspects
Biomass energy > Environmental aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels: Prospects and Challenges
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Biofuels in environmental security
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biofuel and environmental quality on food security
  • 3. Empirical model
  • 4. Findings and discussion
  • 5. Conclusions
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 2: Biofuels and sustainable development goals
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biofuel in the energy sector
  • 3. Sustainable biofuel expansion
  • 3.1. Biofuel and food nexus
  • 3.2. Bioenergy and biomass
  • 3.3. Bioenergy and sustainability
  • 3.4. Biofuels and sustainable development goals
  • 4. Bioenergy integration in the bioeconomy
  • 4.1. Biofuel and future trends
  • 5. Opportunities and challenges of the biofuel sustainability transition
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Biofuels an option for agro-waste management
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Agro-waste sources and characteristics
  • 2.1. Agro-waste sources
  • 2.2. Agro-waste sources and characteristics
  • 3. Biofuel production from agro-waste
  • 3.1. Biogas
  • 3.2. Bio-alcohol
  • 3.3. Biohydrogen
  • 3.4. Biodiesel
  • 3.5. Bio-oil and syngas
  • 4. Agro-waste management: Role and challenges
  • 5. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Biofuels and land use/land cover change nexus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. LULC, biofuel, its types, and its relation to LULC
  • 3. Major drivers of LULC
  • 4. Biofuel and LULC changes in India
  • 5. Impact of biofuel production on LULC changes and vice versa
  • 5.1. Land use land cover changes (LULC) due to biofuels development
  • 5.1.1. Direct land-use changes (dLUC)
  • 5.1.2. Indirect land-use change (idLUC)
  • 5.1.3. Complexity of the mechanisms
  • 5.2. Effects of LULC on biofuel production
  • 5.3. Socioeconomic and environmental impacts
  • 6. Challenges and future perspectives
  • 7. Conclusions
  • References.
  • Chapter 5: World biofuel continuum: Issues and challenges
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Global biofuel situation and outlook
  • 2.1. Global biofuel market
  • 2.2. Global biofuel outlook
  • 3. Challenges for the issues and problems of biofuels
  • 3.1. Environmental challenges
  • 3.2. Production costs
  • 3.3. Biofuel demand for agricultural markets
  • 3.4. Biofuel effect on food security
  • 3.5. Sustainability and other problems
  • 4. Impact of the EV shift on global biofuel and agricultural markets
  • 4.1. Global EV shift
  • 4.2. Impact of the EV shift on global biofuel markets
  • 4.3. Impact of EV shift on global agricultural markets
  • 5. Discussion and conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Impacts of the biofuel industry on the environment
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biofuel industry
  • 3. Cause of concern in biofuel production and consumption
  • 4. Methodological interventions for environmental concerns
  • 5. Impacts
  • 5.1. Impact on land use change and related issues
  • 5.2. Impact on energy use
  • 5.3. Impact on water use
  • 5.4. Impact on biodiversity
  • 5.4.1. Emissions of soil nitrous oxide
  • 5.5. Impact on soil organic carbon
  • 5.6. Other environmental impacts
  • 6. Conclusions and recommendations
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Biofuel production: An initiative of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) or Green technologies
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biofuels as a viable alternative source of energy
  • 2.1. Benefits of biodiesel
  • 3. Process of biofuel production
  • 3.1. Pyrolysis
  • 3.2. Microemulsion method
  • 3.3. Dilution/blending
  • 3.4. Transesterification
  • 4. Green raw material selection for biofuel production
  • 4.1. First-generation biofuel feedstocks
  • 4.2. Second-generation biofuel feedstocks
  • 4.3. Third-generation biofuel feedstocks
  • 4.4. Fourth-generation biofuel feedstocks
  • 5. Green additives used in biofuel production.
  • 6. Biofuels, the carbon cycle, and net energy balances
  • 7. Biofuels as a part of enhancing air quality
  • 7.1. Combustion features of biofuel
  • 7.1.1. Properties and combustion profile of ethanol
  • 7.1.2. Properties and combustion profile of biodiesel
  • 7.2. Biofuels for reduced GHG emissions and improved air quality
  • 8. Cost benefits green technologies for biofuel production
  • 9. The environmental impact of biofuel and its sensitivity
  • 9.1. Impacts on water resources
  • 9.2. Impacts on soil resources
  • 9.3. Impacts on biodiversity
  • 10. Biofuels and the sustainability challenge
  • 10.1. Economic sustainability
  • 10.2. Environmental sustainability
  • 10.3. Social sustainability
  • 11. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Impact assessment of global biofuel regulations and policies on biodiversity
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Major factors of biofuel regulations and policies
  • 2.1. Carbon tax and its implication on biofuel-related policy
  • 3. Global major biofuel producer and consumer
  • 4. Biofuel regulation and policy of major biofuel producer
  • 4.1. Biofuel regulation and policy in the United States
  • 4.2. Biofuel regulation and policy in Brazil
  • 4.3. Biofuel regulation and policy in Indonesia
  • 4.4. Biofuel regulation and policy in Germany
  • 4.5. Biofuel regulation and policy in China
  • 4.6. Biofuel regulation and policy in Thailand
  • 4.7. Biofuel regulation and policy in France
  • 4.8. Biofuel regulation and policy in the Netherlands
  • 4.9. Biofuel regulation and policy in Spain
  • 4.10. Biofuel regulation and policy in Argentina
  • 5. Implication on land requirement and ecosystem
  • 5.1. Impact of the first generation of biofuel
  • 5.2. Impact of the second generation of biofuel
  • 5.3. Impact of the third generation of biofuel
  • 5.4. Impact of the fourth generation of biofuel
  • 6. Conclusions
  • References.
  • Chapter 9: Prospects of R&amp
  • D in the biofuel sector/industry
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biofuels-Overview
  • 3. Types of biofuels
  • 3.1. First-generation biofuels
  • 3.2. Second-generation biofuels
  • 3.3. Third-generation biofuels
  • 3.4. Fourth-generation biofuels
  • 4. Biofuels industry (R&amp
  • D)
  • 4.1. Environmental impacts of biofuels
  • 4.2. Technologies in biofuels
  • 4.3. Research in biofuels
  • 5. Feedstock
  • 5.1. Sugar and starch
  • 5.2. Plant oils
  • 5.3. Aquatic sources
  • 5.4. Forestry and agricultural wastes
  • 5.5. Municipal wastes
  • 6. Issues in development
  • 6.1. Social and economic issues
  • 6.2. Environmental issues
  • 7. R&amp
  • D for feedstock development
  • 7.1. Cultivation features
  • 7.2. Harvesting and processing features
  • 7.3. Biorefineries
  • 7.3.1. Bioethanol and biobutanol production
  • 7.4. Synthetic biofuels
  • 8. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Biofuel consumption and global climate change: Solutions and challenges
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Transport sector emissions
  • 3. Biofuels in major economies
  • 4. Scale of biofuels potential
  • 5. Plausible range of biofuel deployment
  • 6. Sustainability concerns with biofuels
  • 6.1. Land use change
  • 7. Biofuels and sustainable transport system
  • 8. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Algae as a feedstock for biofuel production
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biofuel feedstock resources and their generations
  • 3. Algae and biofuel production
  • 3.1. Biodiesel production strategies using algal feedstock
  • 3.2. Bioethanol production from algae
  • 3.3. Biogas production strategies using algal feedstock
  • 4. Algal biorefinery for combined biofuel production
  • 5. Future prospects in algal biofuel production
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Biofuel: A unique solution for the future energy crisis
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biofuel and their types.
  • 2.1. Bioethanol
  • 2.2. Biodiesel
  • 2.3. Biogas
  • 2.4. Syngas
  • 2.5. Bioethers
  • 3. Biofuel sources and generations
  • 4. Global trend of investment in biofuels
  • 5. Significant environmental issues associated with biofuel production
  • 5.1. Biofuels' sustainability
  • 5.2. Life cycle assessment
  • 5.3. Greenhouse gas emissions and biofuels
  • 5.3.1. Soil carbon and carbon sinks
  • 5.3.2. N2O emissions from biofuels
  • 5.4. Land use
  • 5.5. Water consumption
  • 5.6. Wider pollution issues
  • 5.6.1. Feedstock production
  • 5.6.2. Storage and conversion
  • 5.7. Biodiversity
  • 6. Biofuels-Improves renewable energy crisis
  • 7. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 13: Genetic engineering and fifth-generation biofuels
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. First-generation biofuels
  • 1.2. Second generation biofuels
  • 1.3. Third-generation biofuels
  • 1.4. Fourth-generation biofuels
  • 2. Technical overview of biofuel production
  • 3. Emergence of next-generation biofuel
  • 4. Genetic manipulation of lignocellulosic biomass
  • 5. Genetic engineering of algae
  • 6. Genetic engineering of lipid metabolism
  • 7. Genetic modification of carbohydrate metabolism
  • 8. Microalgae cultivation
  • 8.1. Photobioreactors
  • 8.2. Open ponds
  • 8.3. Closed fermenters
  • 9. Algal oil extraction pathways
  • 9.1. Mechanical methods
  • 9.2. Enzymatic conversion
  • 9.3. Catalytic cracking
  • 10. Genetic engineering in prokaryotes
  • 11. Approaches to engineering next-generation biofuel
  • 12. Lignocellulolytic organisms
  • 13. Outlook and conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 14: Application of waste biomass into automotive fuels
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Plastics energy
  • 3. Experimental result analysis
  • 3.1. Effect on brake thermal efficiency
  • 3.2. Effect on specific fuel consumption
  • 3.3. Carbon monoxide (CO)
  • 3.4. Effect on hydrocarbon emissions.