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Biofuels and sustainability : life cycle assessments, system biology, policies, and emerging technologies /

Biofuels and Sustainability: Life-cycle Assessments, System Biology, Policies, and Emerging Technologies presents the current progress and challenges related to the sustainability of biofuels. Addressing a wide range of issues, the book examines the methods and technologies, policies for sustainable...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Zhu, Daochen (Editor), Dar, Mudasir Ahmad (Editor), Shahnawaz, Mohd (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Woodhead Publishing, [2025]
Series:Woodhead Series in Bioenergy
Subjects:
Biomass energy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Biofuels and Sustainability: Life Cycle Assessments, System Biology, Policies, and Emerging Technologies
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • About the editors
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: Overview of biofuels
  • Chapter 1: A perspective on the emergence and need of alternate fuels
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Description of some important alternate fuels
  • 1.2.1. Green hydrogen
  • 1.2.2. Synthetic fuels
  • 1.2.3. Biofuels
  • 1.3. Challenges for alternate fuels
  • 1.4. Policy support for alternate fuels by major producing economies
  • 1.4.1. United States
  • 1.4.2. Brazil
  • 1.4.3. European Union (EU)
  • 1.4.4. China
  • 1.4.5. India
  • 1.5. Prospects for alternate fuels
  • 1.6. Closing thoughts
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Environmental aspects of biofuels used as sustainable energy resources: Current situation and future trends
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Environmental effects of biofuels