Sustainable Biofuels Development in India

✍ Scribed by Anuj K. Chandel, Rajeev K. Sukumaran (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 560
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book will provide assistance to the broad range of readers involved in the crude oil import and production; renewable energy production; biomass analysis and bioconversion; greenhouse gas emissions; techno-economic analysis and government policies for implementing biofuels in India. This book presents important aspects on the large scale production of biofuels following a bio-refinery concept and its commercialization and sustainability issues. Hence, it is a useful resource to policy makers, policy analysts, techno-economic analysts and business managers who deal with commercialization and implementation of bio-based energy and other value-added products. The following features of this book attribute its distinctiveness:

1. As a first uniquely focused scientific and technical literature on bioenergy production in the context of India.
2. To its coverage of technological updates on biomass collection, storage and use, biomass processing, microbial fermentation, catalysis, regeneration, solar energy and monitoring of renewable energy and recovery process.
3. To the technical, policy analysis, climate change, geo-political analysis of bioenergy and green transportation fuels at industrial scale.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Production and Consumption of Petroleum and Compressed Natural Gas in India, Oil and Gas Import, Development of Alternative Energy Sources, Price Escalation Pattern, and Its Effect on Indian Economy....Pages 3-20
Bioethanol Production Scenario in India: Potential and Policy Perspective....Pages 21-37
Renewable Sources in India and Their Applications....Pages 39-71
Geothermal Energy in India: Current Status and Future Dimensions....Pages 73-85
Biogas and Fuel Cell as Vehicular Fuel in India....Pages 87-133
Cogeneration of Heat and Electricity from Biomass in India: Current Status and Future Challenges....Pages 135-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Advancement in Development of Biodiesel Production in the Last Two Decades: An Indian Overview on Raw Materials, Synthesis, By-products, and Application....Pages 167-188
Potential of Bioelectricity Production in India Through Thermochemical Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass....Pages 189-206
Feedstock Transportation, Agricultural Processing, Logistic from Farm to Bio-refinery: Recent Developments, Mechanization, and Cost Analysis....Pages 207-221
First- and Second-Generation Ethanol in India: A Comprehensive Overview on Feedstock Availability, Composition, and Potential Conversion Yields....Pages 223-246
India’s Biodiesel Programme: Status, Prospects, and Shortcomings....Pages 247-259
Feedstock Availability, Composition, New Potential Resources for Biohydrogen, Biomethane, and Biobutanol Production via Biotechnological Routes....Pages 261-276
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Technological and Commercial Update for First- and Second-Generation Ethanol Production in India....Pages 279-297
Technological Advancements in Sustainable Production of Second Generation Ethanol Development: An Appraisal and Future Directions....Pages 299-336
Intensive Technological Analysis for Biodiesel Production from a Variety of Feedstocks: State-of-the-Art....Pages 337-355
Biotechnological Platform for Biohydrogen Production: Present Status and Future Challenges....Pages 357-390
Technological Development for Capturing Regeneration, Standardization, and Storage of Solar Energy: Current Status and Future Direction....Pages 391-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Proximate Technical and Economic Aspects and Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel Production in India: An Overview....Pages 435-458
Biofuel Policy in Indian Perspective: Socioeconomic Indicators and Sustainable Rural Development....Pages 459-488
An Assessment on Indian Government Initiatives and Policies for the Promotion of Biofuels Implementation, and Commercialization Through Private Investments....Pages 489-515
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Perspectives on Climate Change, Water and Land Use, Carbon Accumulation, and Effects on Ecosystem after Biofuel Implementation in India....Pages 517-540
Indian Biofuel Progress, GHG Emission and GHG Savings by Biofuels: Comparative Assessment with World....Pages 541-557

✦ Subjects

Microbiology;Renewable and Green Energy;Applied Microbiology