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Renewable Motor Fuels

Author Arthur M. Brownstein
Release Date: 2014/10/01
ISBN: 9780128009703
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Book Description

Considering the ever-rising costs of traditional fuel paired with the increasing scarcity of its resources, it’s easy to see why exploring renewable fuels has become an increasingly critical goal for engineers, researchers, and end-users alike. However, due to the great diversity of technologies, policies, and attitudes, it can be difficult to gain a good well-rounded understanding of these types of fuels. Renewable Motor Fuels: The Past, the Present and the Uncertain Future presents an opportunity to gain an insightful understanding of all the key aspects of alternative automotive fuels in one book. Author Arthur Brownstein describes various sources of renewable motor fuels (including ethanol, algae, isobutanol, natural gas, and battery power) and their production processes, specific properties, and economic advantages/disadvantages. This comprehensive coverage of such an important topic is crucial for anyone with an interest in renewable fuels, from researchers to engineers to end-users.
  • Presents a clear overview on a variety of renewable motor fuel technologies, balancing history, technology, and policy
  • Provides the status of current and developing renewable motor fuel technologies and their uses worldwide
  • Discusses the competitive economics of renewable fuel processes and their respective market interactions

Table of Contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgment
  6. Chapter 1. History and Legislation
    1. 1.1 Past
    2. 1.2 Present
    3. 1.3 Future
  7. Chapter 2. Ethanol by Classical Fermentation: United States and Brazil
    1. 2.1 US Cornstarch
    2. 2.2 Brazilian Sugar Cane
    3. 2.3 United States Versus Brazil
  8. Chapter 3. Ethanol from Cellulose
  9. Chapter 4. Synthesis Gas-Based Fuels
    1. 4.1 Lanzatech
    2. 4.2 Ineos
    3. 4.3 Coskata
    4. 4.4 Syntec Biofuels
    5. 4.5 Sundrop Fuels
    6. 4.6 Enerkem
    7. 4.7 Fulcrum
    8. 4.8 Maverick Synfuels
    9. 4.9 ExxonMobil MTG Process
    10. 4.10 Fischer–Tropsch
  10. Chapter 5. Isobutanol
  11. Chapter 6. Algae as a Fuel Source
  12. Chapter 7. Diesel Fuel
  13. Chapter 8. Natural Gas
    1. 8.1 Industry Background
    2. 8.2 Vehicle Fuel
  14. Chapter 9. Electric Vehicles
    1. 9.1 History
    2. 9.2 Batteries
    3. 9.3 Fuel Cells
  15. Chapter 10. The Uncertain Future
    1. 10.1 Coal
    2. 10.2 Gasoline
    3. 10.3 The Present and the Future
  16. Appendix. US Cornstarch Fermentation Ethanol; Production Capacity (2013)
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index
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