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Biofuels for Road Transport: A Seed to Wheel Perspective 2009th Edition
Author(s): Lucas Reijnders (Author), Mark Huijbregts (Author)
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: 12 Jan. 2009
- Edition: 2009th
- Language: English
- Print length: 177 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848821379
- ISBN-13: 9781848821378
Book Description
“Biofuels for Road Transport: A Seed to Wheel Perspective” provides a review of the history, the current status and perspectives for biofuels used in road transport, across the full ‘seed-to-wheel’ life cycle of these fuels. Successive chapters cover the history of biofuels; the first- and second-generation liquid fuels and biofuels for powering electric vehicles; fossil fuel replacement, land requirement, greenhouse gas balances and environmental burdens of ethanol, esters derived from fatty acids (‘biodiesel’), Fischer-Tropsch diesel and HTU diesel; competing technologies (fossil fuels, increases in energy-efficiency and photovoltaic power) and how they compare to biofuels; and the perspectives for biofuels. Cost, availability, technological development, competition with biomass for food and for soil organic carbon and environmental perspectives are also discussed.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This book addresses critical issues related to a biofuel-driven transportation network. Reijnders (biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics, Univ. of Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Huijbregts (environmental science, Radboud Univ. Nijmegen, Netherlands) have done a thorough job explaining the varieties of biofuels (e.g., ethanol, lipid-based, microalgae), including their characteristics and production… This well-researched work, with an extensive bibliography, will be of interest to all levels of readers and should be on every fuel professional’s bookshelf… Highly recommended.
Choice (August 2009) (Reviewer: J. Tavakoli, Lafayette College)
From the Back Cover
Biofuels for Road Transport: A Seed to Wheel Perspective 2009th Edition provides a review of the history, the current status and the impact of biofuels used in road transport, across the full ‘seed-to-wheel’ life cycle of these fuels. Successive chapters cover many issues relevant to the current debate on biofuels, such as cost, competition with food production, contribution to energy security, use of natural resources, and environmental impact. The final chapter addresses common concerns about biofuels, including questions on sustainability and government policy.
Biofuels for Road Transport: A Seed to Wheel Perspective 2009th Edition is a valuable reference for professional engineers, researchers and postgraduate students involved in biofuels, renewable energy (including bioenergy) and the automotive industry.
