Wow! eBook
Bioenergy
Author(s): Judy Wall (Author), Caroline S Harwood (Author), Arnold L Demain (Author)
- Publisher: ASM Press
- Publication Date: 29 April 2008
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 454 pages
- ISBN-10: 1555814786
- ISBN-13: 9781555814786
Book Description
Explores the possible contributions of microbes to the next generation of fuels.
- Provides thorough explanations of the current knowledge and future areas for research on microbial energy conversions.
- Includes chapters on ethanol production from cellulosic feedstocks, which is more sustainable than ethanol production from corn. Also presents explanations of the status of energy sources that are in various stages of development, including methane, methanol, hydrogen, electricity, and butanol.
- Examines possible areas for new research that may contribute to future breakthroughs on alternative fuels.
This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Each chapter is written by experts currently engaged in the research, who not only present the current status but also lay the foundations for future research The book begins with ten chapters on ethanol production from cellulosic feedstocks, which is more economically feasible and sustainable than ethanol production from corn Chapters are followed by discussions of the status of energy sources that are in various stages of development or imagination, including methane, methanol, hydrogen, electricity, butanol, and others.
