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Green Energy to Sustainability: Strategies for Global Industries

Author Alain A. Vertes , Nasib Qureshi , Hans P. Blaschek , Hideaki Yukawa
Release Date: 2020/06/01
ISBN: 9781119152026
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Reviews the latest advances in biofuel manufacturing technologies and discusses the deployment of other renewable energy for transportation

Aimed at providing an interface useful to business and scientific managers, this book focuses on the key challenges that still impede the realization of the billion-ton renewable fuels vision. It places great emphasis on a global view of the topic, reviewing deployment and green energy technology in different countries across Africa, Asia, South America, the EU, and the USA. It also integrates scientific, technological, and business development perspectives to highlight the key developments that are necessary for the global replacement of fossil fuels with green energy solutions.

Green Energy to Sustainability: Strategies for Global Industries examines the most recent developments in biofuel manufacturing technologies in light of business, financial, value chain, and supply chain concerns. It also covers the use of other renewable energy sources like solar energy for transportation and proposes a view of the challenges over the next two to five decades, and how these will deeply modify the industrial world in the third millennium. The coming of age of electric vehicles is also looked at, as is the impact of their deployment on the biomass to biofuels value chain.

  • Offers extensive updates on the field of green energy for global industries
  • Covers the structure of the energy business; chemicals and diesel from biomass; ethanol and butanol; hydrogen and methane; and more
  • Provides an expanded focus on the next generation of energy technologies
  • Reviews the latest advances in biofuel manufacturing technologies
  • Integrates scientific, technological and business perspectives
  • Highlights important developments needed for replacing fossil fuels with green energy

Green Energy to Sustainability: Strategies for Global Industries will appeal to academic researchers working on the production of fuels from renewable feedstocks and those working in green and sustainable chemistry, and chemical/process engineering. It is also an excellent textbook for courses in bioprocessing technology, renewable resources, green energy, and sustainable chemistry.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. About the Editors
  4. List of Contributors
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Part I: Structure of the Energy Business
    1. 1 Economic Growth and the Global Energy Demand
    2. 1.1 Historical Context and Relationship Between Energy and Development
    3. 1.2 Conceptual Framework for Pathways of Energy Use
    4. 1.3 World Population Trends and Prospects
    5. 1.4 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Economic Growth
    6. 1.5 Global Energy Development
    7. 1.6 Global Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
    8. 1.7 Linkages Between Kaya Factors
    9. 1.8 Development of Energy Investment
    10. 1.9 Conditions for Energy Transition and Decarbonization
    11. 1.10 Perspectives
    12. Acknowledgments
    13. References
    14. 2 The Energy Mix in Japan Post‐Fukushima
    15. 2.1 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions by Japan
    16. 2.2 Energy Dependence
    17. 2.3 The Energy Policy of Japan
    18. 2.4 Paris Agreement
    19. 2.5 Prospective Energy Demand
    20. 2.6 Improvement in Energy Efficiency
    21. 2.7 Reduction of CO2 Emission in Electric Generation
    22. 2.8 Development of New Technologies for Decreasing GHG Emissions
    23. 2.9 Production and Use of Bioethanol in Japan
    24. 2.10 Production and Use of Hydrocarbons in Japan
    25. 2.11 Production and Use of Hydrogen in Japan
    26. 2.12 Contributions of the Japanese Government to Fundamental Research and Development
    27. 2.13 Perspectives
    28. References
    29. 3 Green Energy in Africa, Asia, and South America
    30. 3.1 Introduction
    31. 3.2 South America
    32. 3.3 Africa
    33. 3.4 Southeast Asia
    34. 3.5 China
    35. 3.6 Global Perspectives
    36. References
    37. 4 The Development of Solar Energy Generation Technologies and Global Production Capabilities
    38. 4.1 Introduction
    39. 4.2 Sunlight and Photosynthesis
    40. 4.3 Photovoltaic Devices
    41. 4.4 Overview of Solar Photovoltaic Applications
    42. 4.5 Perspectives
    43. References
    44. 5 Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
    45. 5.1 Introduction
    46. 5.2 Overview of the Jet Fuel Market
    47. 5.3 Assessment of Environmental Policy and Economic Factors Affecting the Aviation Industry
    48. 5.4 Current Activities Around Biojet in the Aviation Industry
    49. 5.5 Challenges of Future Biojet Fuel Development
    50. 5.6 Perspectives
    51. Acknowledgments
    52. References
    53. 6 The Environmental Impact of Pollution Prevention and Other Sustainable Development Strategies Implemented by the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
    54. 6.1 Introduction
    55. 6.2 Overview of the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
    56. 6.3 Chemicals and Chemical Waste in Automotive Manufacturing
    57. 6.4 Pollution Prevention in Automotive Manufacturing
    58. 6.5 Perspectives
    59. Disclaimer
    60. References
    61. 7 The Global Demand for Biofuels and Biotechnology‐Derived Commodity Chemicals: Technologies, Markets, and Challenges
    62. 7.1 Introduction
    63. 7.2 Overview of Global Energy Demand
    64. 7.3 Petroleum Demand and Petroleum Products for Potential Replacement by Bioproducts
    65. 7.4 Role of Biofuels and Biobased Chemicals in Renewable Energy Demand
    66. 7.5 Achieving Petroleum Replacement with Biobased Fuels and Chemicals
    67. 7.6 Projections of Global Demand for Biobased Fuels and Chemicals
    68. 7.7 Potential Impacts on Price of Transportation Fuels and Chemicals Assuming Various Scenarios of World Economic Growth
    69. 7.8 Projection of Energy‐Related CO2 Emissions With or Without Remediation Technology
    70. 7.9 Government Impact on Demand for Biofuels and Biobased Chemicals
    71. 7.10 Perspectives
    72. References
  8. Part II: Chemicals and Transportation Fuels from Biomass
    1. 8 Sustainable Platform Chemicals from Biomass
    2. 8.1 Introduction
    3. 8.2 2‐Carbon
    4. 8.3 3‐Carbon
    5. 8.4 4‐Carbon
    6. 8.5 5‐Carbon
    7. 8.6 6‐Carbon
    8. 8.7 Perspectives
    9. References
    10. 9 Biofuels from Microalgae and Seaweeds: Potentials of Industrial Scale Production
    11. 9.1 Introduction
    12. 9.2 Biofuels
    13. 9.3 Biofuels from Microalgae and Seaweeds
    14. 9.4 Recent Developments in Algae Processing Technologies
    15. 9.5 Potential for Industrial Scale Production
    16. 9.6 Progresses in the Commercial Production of Alga‐Based Biofuels
    17. 9.7 Perspectives
    18. References
    19. 10 Advanced Fermentation Technologies: Conversion of Biomass to Ethanol by Organisms Other than Yeasts, a Case for Escherichia coli
    20. 10.1 Introduction
    21. 10.2 Zymomonas mobilis
    22. 10.3 Escherichia coli
    23. 10.4 Osmotic Stress of High Sugar Concentration
    24. 10.5 Inhibitor‐Tolerant Ethanologenic E. coli
    25. 10.6 Engineering Bacterial Biocatalysts Other than E. coli for the Production of Ethanol Using the PDC/ADH Pathway
    26. 10.7 Ethanol Production by Non‐PDC Pathways
    27. 10.8 Partition of Carbon at the Pyruvate Node
    28. 10.9 Other Metabolic Pathways that Contribute to Ethanol Production
    29. 10.10 Perspectives
    30. Acknowledgements
    31. References
    32. 11 Clostridia and Process Engineering for Energy Generation*
    33. 11.1 Introduction
    34. 11.2 Recent Technological Advances
    35. 11.3 Economic Modelling and Case Study
    36. 11.4 Perspectives
    37. Acknowledgements
    38. References
    39. 12 Fuel Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Materials Using Recombinant Yeasts
    40. 12.1 Review of Current Fuel Ethanol Production
    41. 12.2 Evolution of Cost of Cellulosic Ethanol Production
    42. 12.3 Technological Opportunities to Reduce Cellulosic Ethanol Production Costs
    43. 12.4 Perspectives: Approaches to Optimize the Use of Lignocellulosic and Waste Materials as Feedstocks
    44. References
    45. 13 Enzymes for Cellulosic Biomass Hydrolysis and Saccharification
    46. 13.1 Introduction
    47. 13.2 Glycosyl Hydrolases: General Structure and Mechanism
    48. 13.3 The Cellulase Enzyme System
    49. 13.4 The Hemicellulase Enzyme System
    50. 13.5 Microorganisms for Biomass Hydrolysis
    51. 13.6 Perspectives
    52. Acknowledgement
    53. References
    54. 14 Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuels and Green Commodity Chemicals
    55. 14.1 Introduction
    56. 14.2 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
    57. 14.3 The Origin and Principles of Life Cycle Assessment
    58. 14.4 Developing a Life Cycle Assessment
    59. 14.5 Scope of the Life Cycle Assessment: Attributional verses Consequential
    60. 14.6 Biofuels and Green Commodity Chemicals
    61. 14.7 Feedstocks for Biofuels
    62. 14.8 Conversion of Feedstock
    63. 14.9 Supply Chain and Logistics
    64. 14.10 Using LCA as a Tool to Assess GHG Emissions and Other Impacts Associated with Bioethanol Production and Supply
    65. 14.11 Discussion on the Suitability of LCA
    66. 14.12 Perspectives: Moving Forward with the LCA Concept
    67. References
  9. Part III: Hydrogen and Methane
    1. 15 Biotechnological Production of Fuel Hydrogen and Its Market Deployment
    2. 15.1 Introduction
    3. 15.2 Hydrogen Production Through Dark Fermentation
    4. 15.3 Hydrogen Production Through Photofermentation
    5. 15.4 Hydrogen Production by Combined Systems
    6. 15.5 Perspectives
    7. Acknowledgements
    8. References
    9. 16 Deployment of Biogas Production Technologies in Emerging Countries
    10. 16.1 Introduction
    11. 16.2 Types of Feedstock
    12. 16.3 Pretreatment Technologies of Anaerobic Digestion Feedstocks
    13. 16.4 Full‐scale Implementation Status of Anaerobic Digestion in Developing Countries
    14. 16.5 Perspectives
    15. References
    16. 17 Hydrogen Production by Algae
    17. 17.1 Importance of Hydrogen Production
    18. 17.2 Hydrogen Producing Microorganisms
    19. 17.3 Hydrogen Producing Algae (Macro–Micro) Species
    20. 17.4 Production of Biohydrogen Through Fermentation
    21. 17.5 Technologies (Solar Algae Fuel Cell/Microbial Fuel Cell)
    22. 17.6 Possibility of Commercial Production of Hydrogen
    23. 17.7 Perspectives and Future Implications of Algae in Biotechnology
    24. References
    25. 18 Production and Utilization of Methane Biogas as Renewable Fuel
    26. 18.1 Introduction
    27. 18.2 Anaerobic Digestion
    28. 18.3 Mechanism of Anaerobic Digestion
    29. 18.4 Significant Factors Influencing Anaerobic Digestion
    30. 18.5 Strategies Applied to Enhance Microalgae Methane Biogas Production
    31. 18.6 Utilization of Methane Biogas as a Renewable Fuel
    32. 18.7 Perspectives
    33. References
  10. Part IV: Perspectives
    1. 19 Integrated Biorefineries for the Production of Bioethanol, Biodiesel, and Other Commodity Chemicals
    2. 19.1 Introduction
    3. 19.2 Types of Biorefineries
    4. 19.3 Biorefinery Platforms
    5. 19.4 Integrated Biorefineries
    6. 19.5 Coproducts
    7. 19.6 Integrating Ethanol and Biodiesel Refineries
    8. 19.7 Economical Aspects
    9. 19.8 Perspectives
    10. References
    11. 20 Lignocellulosic Crops as Sustainable Raw Materials for Bioenergy
    12. 20.1 Introduction
    13. 20.2 Major Lignocellulosic Industrial Crops
    14. 20.3 Social, Economic and Environmental Aspects in Sustainability Criteria
    15. 20.4 Processing Alternatives for Lignocellulosic Bioenergy Crops
    16. 20.5 Filling the Gap: From Farm to Industry
    17. 20.6 Perspectives
    18. References
    19. 21 Industrial Waste Valorization: Applications to the Case of Liquid Biofuels
    20. 21.1 Introduction
    21. 21.2 Types of Industrial Waste for Biofuel Production
    22. 21.3 Ethanol Production
    23. 21.4 Butanol
    24. 21.5 Biodiesel
    25. 21.6 Perspectives
    26. References
    27. 22 The Environmental Impact of Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Energy Generation, and Other Sustainable Development Strategies Implemented by the Food Manufacturing Sector
    28. 22.1 Introduction
    29. 22.2 Overview of the Food Manufacturing Industry
    30. 22.3 Chemicals and Chemical Wastes in the Food Manufacturing Industry
    31. 22.4 Pollution Prevention in Food Manufacturing
    32. 22.5 Perspectives
    33. Disclaimer
    34. References
    35. 23 Financing Strategies for Sustainable Bioenergy and the Commodity Chemicals Industry
    36. 23.1 The Current Financing Scenario at Global Level
    37. 23.2 Ethanol Biofuel Industry – An Overview
    38. 23.3 Bio‐Based Industry – Current Status and Future Potential
    39. 23.4 Financing and Investment Strategy for Bio‐Based Industries
    40. 23.5 Perspectives and Sustainable Financing Approach – Change in Wall Street Mindset in the Valuation of Bio‐Based Industries
    41. Acknowledgements
    42. References
    43. 24 Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Sustainability as Forces of Change
    44. 24.1 Introduction
    45. 24.2 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
    46. 24.3 From CSR to Corporate Sustainability
    47. 24.4 Perspectives
    48. References
    49. 25 The Industrial World in the Twenty‐First Century
    50. 25.1 Introduction: Energy and Sustainability
    51. 25.2 Transportation in the Twenty‐First Century: A Carbon Tax Story
    52. 25.3 Cities of Change
    53. 25.4 The Chemical Industry Revisited
    54. 25.5 Paradigm Changes in Modes of Consumption
    55. 25.6 International Action for Curbing the Pollution of the Atmosphere Commons: The Case of CFCs and the Ozone Layer
    56. 25.7 Social Activism as an Engine of Change: Requiem for a Wonderful World
    57. 25.8 Perspectives: A Brave New World
    58. References
  11. Index
  12. End User License Agreement
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