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1 online resource : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Summary |
Biofuels for Aviation: Feedstocks, Technology and Implementation presents the issues surrounding the research and use of biofuels for aviation, such as policy, markets, certification and performance requirements, life cycle assessment, and the economic and technical barriers to their full implementation. Readers involved in bioenergy and aviation sectors-research, planning, or policy making activities-will benefit from this thorough overview. The aviation industry's commitment to reducing GHG emissions along with increasing oil prices have sparked the need for renewable and affordable energy sources tailored to this sector's very specific needs. As jet engines cannot be readily electrified, turning to biofuels is the most viable option. However, aviation is a type of transportation for which traditional biofuels, such as bioethanol and biodiesel, do not fulfill key fuel requirements. Therefore, different solutions to this situation are being researched and tested around the globe, which makes navigating this scenario particularly challenging. This book guides readers through this intricate subject, bringing them up to speed with its current status and future prospects both from the academic and the industry point of view. Science and technology chapters delve into the technical aspects of the currently tested and the most promising technology in development, as well as their respective feedstocks and the use of additives as a way of adapting them to meet certain specifications. Conversion processes such as hydrotreatment, synthetic biology, pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction and Fisher-Tropsch are explored and their results are assessed for current and future viability. |
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I. An overview of the sector -- The prospects for biofuels in aviation / A.W. Schafer -- Feedstocks for aviation biofuels / C.J. Chuck, M. McManus, M.J. Allen and S. Singh -- Certification and performance : what is needed from an aviation fuel? / G.E. Dorrington -- II. The science and technology of developing biofuels for aviation -- The suitability of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) as blending agents in Jet A-1 / M. Lapuerta and L. Canoira -- Aviation biofuels through lipid hydroprocessing / A.K. Sinha, M. Anand and S.A. Farooqui -- Low-carbon aviation fuel through the alcohol to jet pathway / K.P. Brooks, L.J. Snowden-Swan, S.B. Jones, M.G. Butcher, G.-S.J. Lee, D.M. Anderson, J.G. Frye, J.E. Holladay, J. Owen, L. Harmon, F. Burton, I. Palou-Rivera, J. Plaza, R. Handler and D. Shonnard -- Metabolic engineering strategies to convert carbohydrates to aviation range hydrocarbons / A. Bergman and V. Siewers -- Pyrolysis of biomass for aviation fuel / R.W. Jenkins, A.D. Sutton and D.J. Robichaud -- Towards an aviation fuel through the hydrothermal liquefaction of algae / S. Raikova, C.D. Le, J.L. Wagner, V.P. Ting and C.J. Chuck -- Aviation turbine fuels through the Fischer-Tropsch process / A. De Klerk -- Current and potential aviation additives for higher biofuel blends in Jet A-1 / S.L. Repetto, J.F. Costello and D. Parmenter -- III. Testing, assessment and the future -- Life cycle assessment of biojet fuels / R.S. Capaz and J.E.A. Seabra -- Goverment policy on delivering biofuels for the aviation sector / D. Thran and J. Ponitka -- 14. Sustainable aviation : a UK roadmap for sustainable aviation fuels / L. Hudson, A. Jefferson, A. Bauen and L. Nattrass -- Roadmap to a sustainable aviation biofuel : a Brazilian case study / L.A.B. Cortez, H. Cantarella, M.A.F.D. Moraes, L.A.H. Nogueira, U. Schuchardt, T.T. Franco, F.E.B. Nigro, A.M. Nassar, R.L.V. Leal and R. Baldassin Jr. |
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Biomass energy.
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Airplanes -- Fuel.
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Bioénergie.
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Avions -- Carburants.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
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Airplanes -- Fuel
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Biomass energy
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| Added Author |
Chuck, Christopher, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version : 9780128045688 |
| ISBN |
9780128032152 (electronic bk.) |
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0128032154 (electronic bk.) |
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9780128045688 (electronic bk.) |
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012804568X (electronic bk.) |
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9780128032145 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000058483981 |
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CHNEW 001013596 |
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DEBSZ 482471271 |
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GBVCP 879401060 |
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UKMGB 017889107 |
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AU@ 000067107616 |
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