Thermochemical Conversion Technologies

Today renewable replacements for fossil fuels come mainly from sources that are well developed, like corn ethanol and biodiesel from oilseeds. Future biofuels will need to come from nonfood sources, and this development will require an aggressive research plan to optimize the productivity of new bio...

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Published inOur Energy Future p. 139
Main Authors Mayfield, Stephen P, Jones, Carla S
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of California Press 16.02.2016
Edition1
Subjects
Alternative fuels
Applied sciences
Bioenergy
Biofuels
Biological sciences
Biomass
Biomass energy production
Biomass gasification
Biomass production
Business
Chalcogens
Chemical decomposition
Chemical elements
Chemical processes
Chemical reactions
Chemistry
Combustion
Ecology
Energy engineering
Energy industry
Energy production
Engineering
Fluids
Fractionation
Fuel combustion
Fuel production
Fuels
Gasification
Industrial sectors
Industry
Liquid fuels
Liquids
Manufacturing industries
Matter
Microphysics
Molecular physics
Molecules
Oxygen
Physical sciences
Physics
Pyrolysis
Renewable energy
States of matter
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Summary:Today renewable replacements for fossil fuels come mainly from sources that are well developed, like corn ethanol and biodiesel from oilseeds. Future biofuels will need to come from nonfood sources, and this development will require an aggressive research plan to optimize the productivity of new biofuels-related feedstocks through both traditional and modern agricultural methods including a significant contribution from biotechnology. With reserve-to-production ratios predicting a supply of less than 60 years remaining for petroleum-based resources, it seems likely that the production of liquid biofuels from biomass feedstocks will need to advance rapidly to meet the rising demand for these liquid
ISBN:0520278771
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