Catalysis for Alternative Energy Generation

✍ Scribed by Gabriele Centi, Paola Lanzafame (auth.), László Guczi, András Erdôhelyi (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 551
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the decrease of the available amount of fossil fuels necessitate finding new alternative and sustainable energy sources in the near future. This book summarizes the role and the possibilities of catalysis in the production of new energy carriers and in the utilization of different energy sources. The main goal of this work is to go beyond those results discussed in recent literature by identifying new developments that may lead to breakthroughs in the production of alternative energy. The book discusses the use of biomass or biomass derived materials as energy sources, hydrogen formation in methanol and ethanol reforming, biodiesel production, and the utilization of biogases. Separate sections also deal with fuel cells, photocatalysis, and solar cells, which are all promising processes for energy production that depend heavily on catalysts.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction and General Overview....Pages 1-28
Catalytic Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Transportation Fuels....Pages 29-56
Utilization of Biogas as a Renewable Carbon Source: Dry Reforming of Methane....Pages 57-127
Reforming of Ethanol....Pages 129-173
Methanol Steam Reforming....Pages 175-235
Biodiesel Production Using Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysts: A Review....Pages 237-262
Heterogeneous Catalysts for Converting Renewable Feedstocks to Fuels and Chemicals....Pages 263-304
Catalytic Combustion of Methane....Pages 305-327
The Status of Catalysts in PEMFC Technology....Pages 329-368
Catalysis for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells....Pages 369-412
Some Colloidal Routes to Synthesize Metal Nanoparticle-Based Catalysts....Pages 413-457
Synthesis, Structure, and Photocatalytic Activity of Titanium Dioxide and Some of Its Surface-Modified Derivatives....Pages 459-489
Photocatalysis: Toward Solar Fuels and Chemicals....Pages 491-512
Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives....Pages 513-523
Back Matter....Pages 525-536

✦ Subjects

Catalysis; Renewable and Green Energy; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering