Biofuels in Brazil: Fundamental Aspects, Recent Developments, and Future Perspectives

✍ Scribed by Silvio Silvério da Silva, Anuj Kumar Chandel (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 441
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book discusses the commercialization of biofuels and the Brazilian government policies for the promotion of renewable energy program in Brazil, which could be a learning module for several countries for implementing biofuels policy to improve their socioeconomic status and make them energy independent.

Researchers in academia and industries, policy makers, and economic analysts will be assisted by important source of information in their ongoing research and future perspectives.

This book will benefit graduate and postgraduate students of chemical and biochemical engineering, forestry, microbiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, applied chemistry, environmental science, sustainable energy, and biotech business disciplines by signifying the applied aspects of bioenergy production from various natural sources and their implications. Graduate and postgraduate students as well as postdoctoral researchers will find clear concepts of feedstock analysis, feedstock degradation, microbial fermentation, genetic engineering, renewable energy generation and storage, climate changes, and techno-economic analysis of biofuels production technologies.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Techno-Economic Analysis of Second-Generation Ethanol in Brazil: Competitive, Complementary Aspects with First-Generation Ethanol....Pages 1-29
An Assessment of Brazilian Government Initiatives and Policies for the Promotion of Biofuels Through Research, Commercialization, and Private Investment Support....Pages 31-60
Renewable Liquid Transportation Fuels: The Cornerstone of the Success of Brazilian Bioenergy Program....Pages 61-68
Socio-Economic and Ambient Impacts of Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil: Effects of the Second Generation Ethanol Production....Pages 69-83
Integrated Production of 1G–2G Bioethanol and Bioelectricity from Sugarcane: Impact of Bagasse Pretreatment Processes....Pages 85-95
Potential Biomass Resources for Cellulosic Ethanol Production in Brazil: Availability, Feedstock Analysis, Feedstock Composition, and Conversion Yields....Pages 97-123
Advances in Methods to Improve the Sugarcane Crop as “Energy Cane” for Biorefinery: An Appraisal....Pages 125-150
The Essential Role of Plant Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes in the Success of Biorefineries: Current Status and Future Challenges....Pages 151-172
Mapping of Cell Wall Components in Lignified Biomass as a Tool to Understand Recalcitrance....Pages 173-202
Dilute Acid Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Sugarcane Bagasse for Ethanol Production....Pages 203-224
Scale-up Pretreatment Studies on Sugarcane Bagasse and Straw for Second-Generation Ethanol Production....Pages 225-254
Novel Yeast Strains from Brazilian Biodiversity: Biotechnological Applications in Lignocellulose Conversion into Biofuels....Pages 255-279
Trends in Biodiesel Production: Present Status and Future Directions....Pages 281-302
Critical Technological Analysis for Enzymatic Biodiesel Production: An Appraisal and Future Directions....Pages 303-329
Critical Analysis of Feedstock Availability and Composition, and New Potential Resources for Biodiesel Production in Brazil....Pages 331-350
Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel Production: Perception of Land Use, Climate Change, and Sustainability Measurements....Pages 351-365
Microalgal Feedstock for Bioenergy: Opportunities and Challenges....Pages 367-392
Technological Advancements in Biohydrogen Production and Bagasse Gasification Process in the Sugarcane Industry with Regard to Brazilian Conditions....Pages 393-411
Nonconventional Renewable Sources in Brazil and Their Impact on the Success of Bioenergy....Pages 413-435

✦ Subjects

Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Renewable and Green Energy

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