Biofuels: Technologies, Policies, and Opportunities

407 Pages·2023·18.43 MB·English

by  Sunil Kumar (editor), Rena Rena (editor)

Biofuels
Offering a comprehensive overview of biofuels and bioenergy systems, Biofuels:
Technologies, Policies, and Opportunities describes advances in technologies and
global policies around biofuels as a renewable energy source. It discusses the basics
of biofuel and bioenergy systems and current status and potential challenges in devel-
oped and developing countries. The book also highlights the questions that should
be asked, available options, and processes (conventional and advanced) to enhance
biofuel production.
• Details how technological interventions can influence the operation of an
effective bioenergy system.
• Presents information regarding renewable energy directives and global poli-
cies related to energy chains, energy models, market status, and appropriate-
ness of technology selection for different generations of biofuel generation.
• Covers socioeconomic aspects and technoeconomic feasibility as well as
a detailed life cycle simulations (LCS) approach, revealing the real con-
straints being faced in the biofuels sector.
• Helps bioenergy professionals to prepare a roadmap for day-to-day operations.
• Describes recent advances such as biohythane, advanced oxidation process,
and nanocatalyzed pretreatment for biofuel generation from wastewater.
• Addresses the most commonly discussed issues in the biofuel sector and the
rationales underpinning them.
Written for professionals, academic researchers, decision makers, and policymakers
in the biofuel sector, this book provides readers with a wide-ranging review of current
research and developments in the respective field.

Biofuels
Technologies, Policies, and Opportunities
Edited by
Rena and Sunil Kumar
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DOI: 10.1201/9781003197737
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Contents
Editors .......................................................................................................................ix
Contributors ..............................................................................................................xi
PART I Global Outlook of Biofuels
Chapter 1 Transition of Biofuels from the First to the Fourth Generation:
The Journey So Far ..............................................................................3
Gujjala Lohit Kumar Srinivas, Deval Singh, and Sunil Kumar
Chapter 2 Intervention in Biofuel Policy through Indian Perspective:
An Effort toward Sustainable Development Goals ............................19
Rohit Jambhulkar and Nidhi Sharma
PART II Technological Advances, Challenges &
Opportunities of Biofuels
Chapter 3 Conventional and the Recent Advances in Technologies for the
Production of Different Generations of Biofuels ...............................39
Anudeep Nema, Rajnikant Prasad, Ranjeet Kumar,
Dayanand Sharma, Dipesh Kumar R. Sonaviya,
Nityanand Singh Maurya, and Archana Kumari
Chapter 4 Paradigm Shift from Biofuel to Biorefinery: Prospects and
Roadmap .............................................................................................65
Ramalingam Kayalvizhi, Ramachandran Devasena Umai,
and Samuel Jacob
Chapter 5 Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Second-
Generation Biofuel .............................................................................91
Saurabh Singh, Gowardhan Kumar Chouhan,
Akhilesh Kumar, and Jay Prakash Verma
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Chapter 6 Advanced Oxidation-Based Pretreatment of Wastewater for
Enhanced Biofuel Production...........................................................105
Krutarth H. Pandit, Parth M. Khandagale, Adwait T. Sawant,
and Sameena N. Malik
Chapter 7 Nanocatalyzed Pretreatment of Wastewater for Biofuel Production ...133
Shreyansh P. Deshmukh, Aman N. Patni, Ameya S. Mantri,
and Sameena N. Malik
Chapter 8 Recent Status Potential Challenges and Future Perspectives of
Biofuel Generated through Wastewater Treatment ..........................157
Arpan Patra, Shruti Sharma, Krishna R. Nair,
and Divya Gupta
PART III Micro Algae & Biofuel
Chapter 9 LCA of an Algal Biomass Plant: Microalgae to Bio-Oil through
Hydrothermal Liquefaction ..............................................................183
Sudipta Sarkar, S. Baranidharan, and Brajesh Kumar Dubey
Chapter 10 Constraints for Biofuel Production from Microalgae ......................211
C.K. Madhubalaji
PART IV Global Policies and Storage
System for Biofuels
Chapter 11 Renewable Energy Directives and Global Policies for
Different Generation of Biofuel .......................................................233
Dayanand Sharma, Aneesh Mathew,
Dhamodharan Kondusamy, Anudeep Nema,
Rajnikant Prasad, Mritunjay, Loganath Radhakrishnan,
and Pranav Prashant Dagwar
Chapter 12 Biofuels Storage and Transport Systems: Challenges and
Role of Type-IV Composite Overwrapped Vessels ..........................261
Mukesh Kumar
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PART V Anaerobic Biotechnology
Chapter 13 Anaerobic Biotechnology: A Useful Technique for Biofuel
Production ........................................................................................283
Saurabh Singh, Amit Kumar Mishra, Jay Prakash Verma,
Shashi Arya, and Vijay Nimkande
PART VI Advance Green Fuel
Chapter 14 Biohythane Production: Future of Biofuel .......................................299
Ali Asger, Abhishek Mote, M. Shahbaz Khan, and
Sameena N. Malik
Chapter 15 Waste-Derived Biohydrogen Enriched CNG/Biohythane:
Research Trend and Utilities ............................................................333
Omprakash Sarkar, J. Santosh, S. Venkata Mohan, and
Young-Cheol Chang
Chapter 16 Effect of Co-Digestion and Pretreatment on the
Bio-Hythane Production ...................................................................355
Palas Samanta, Sukanta Mahavidyalaya, Sukhendu Dey,
Debajyoti Kundu, and Apurba Ratan Ghosh
Index ......................................................................................................................387

Editors
Dr. Rena is an avid researcher with a demonstrated
history of working in the research and development
industry.  She has a Doctorate in Environmental
Engineering from Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology University (RMIT University,
Melbourne-Australia)-AcSIR (India) Joint (Cotutelle
Ph.D.). She has worked in several national and inter-
national projects. She has also worked as a senior
research fellow at CSIR—National Environmental
Engineering Research Institute (CSIR—NEERI,
India) and Korean Energy Technology Evaluation
Planning (KETEP, Korea) project which dealt with
Bio-HCNG from agricultural by-product for trans-
port fuel market in developing countries. Her areas
of specialization are hydrogen energy, renewable
energy, waste management, climate change, circular economy, and sustainable devel-
opment. She has published numerous reviews and research papers in high-impact jour-
nals based on her areas of expertise.
Dr. Sunil Kumar is a Senior Principal Scientist and
Head of Waste Reprocessing Division at CSIR—
National Environmental Engineering Research
Institute (CSIR—NEERI, India). He has more than
22 years of experience in the field of environmental
engineering with emphasis on waste management
and associated energy aspects. Dr. Kumar is also
a senior Humboldt Senior Fellow. He has handled
many national and international projects. Dr. Kumar
has received numerous awards and honors based
on his expertise. He has published more than 300
research and review papers in the field of waste man-
agement. He has more than 11,252 citations, and his
i10 index is more than 201.
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