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1 online resource (278 pages) |
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computer c rdamedia |
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Print version record. |
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Machine generated contents note: 1. Ethanol Industry: Surpassing Uncertainties and Looking Forward / Wilson A. Araujo -- Introduction -- Bioeconomy Toward a Renewable World -- Biofuels -- Ethanol Industry: The Uphill Task Toward a Second-Generation Scene -- Final Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2. Ethanol Use in the United States: Status, Threats and the Potential Future / H.L. MacLean -- Introduction -- Corn Ethanol -- Cellulosic Ethanol -- Algae and Photosynthetic Bacteria -- Butanol -- Current Legislative Initiatives for Biofuel Use -- Energy Policy Act of 2005 (RFS1) -- Energy Independence and Security Act 2007 (RFS2) -- California Low Carbon Fuel Standard -- CAFE Standard -- Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Fuel Production in the United States -- Biochemical Ethanol Production Processes -- Thermochemical Biofuel Production Process -- Final Remarks -- References |
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Note continued: 3. Political Orientations, State Regulation and Biofuels in the Context of the Food -- Energy -- Climate Change Trilemma / Z.P. Bharucha -- Introduction -- The Trilemma Approach -- Biofuels in the EU and Germany -- Biofuels in Europe -- Germany -- India: Food Versus Fuel and Stillborn Biofuel Markets -- Indian Biofuels Policy and the Trilemma -- Bioethanol -- The Future for Biofuels in India -- China: Squeezed by Land Scarcity, Food and Energy Security -- Brazil: A Trilemma Trajectory Derailed at Home and Blocked From Abroad? -- Final Remarks -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 4. Innovation Systems of Ethanol in Brazil and the United States: Making a New Fuel Competitive / D.F. de Toledo Filho -- Introduction -- Technology Innovation System and System Functions -- Biofuels: Industrial, Agricultural and Energy Policies -- Industrial, Agricultural and Energy Policies in the United States -- Industrial, Agricultural and Energy Policies in Brazil |
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Note continued: Ethanol Through an Environmental Perspective -- Environmental Impacts of Fuels -- The New Energy Paradigm and the Fuel Mix -- Biofuel Regulation -- Regulation in the United States -- Regulation in Brazil -- Comparison of Innovation Functions Between the United States and Brazilian Biofuel TIS -- Feedstock -- Maintaining a Long-Term Commitment -- Setting an Adequate Environment for Innovation -- Institutional Design's Influence on Proactivity -- Final Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5. Innovation in the Brazilian Bioethanol Sector: Questioning Leadership / S. Corder -- Introduction -- Main Trends -- Studying Innovation in Bioethanol -- Innovation Survey -- Innovation Challenges -- What Is Going On in the Brazilian Case -- Profile of the Companies Surveyed -- Technological Innovation in Corporate Strategy -- Innovation Management -- Innovation Challenges According to Companies -- Final Remarks -- References |
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Note continued: 6. Policies Towards Bioethanol and Their Implications: Case Brazil / R. Baldassin, Jr. -- Historical Development of the Brazilian Ethanol Program (PROALCOOL) -- The Creation of the "Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol Model" -- How Did Innovation Help the Evolution of the "Brazilian Model" -- Development of New Sugarcane Varieties -- The Introduction of Green Cane Harvesting and Sugarcane Harvest Mechanization in Central-South Brazil -- Evolution in Industrial Parameters of Ethanol Production -- How Did Sustainability Criticism Help the Ethanol Industry in Brazil -- Forecasting and Planning the Future Sugarcane Bioenergy Production: The Creation of "New Models" -- Inventing a New Sustainable Agriculture for Sugarcane Bioenergy -- New Industrial Production Models Integrated With the Oil, Electricity, Chemical and Other Related Industries -- Conclusions on the Prospects of the Bioethanol Industry in Brazil and Its Productive Model -- Acknowledgment -- References |
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Note continued: 7. Ethanol Production Technologies in the US: Status and Future Developments / H.L. Maclean -- Introduction -- First-Generation Technology -- Feedstock Choices: Corn Versus Other Grains -- Dry Milling -- Wet Milling -- Recent Technological Advances, Efficiency Improvements and New Coproducts -- Second-Generation Technology -- Role of Feedstocks and Feedstock Preprocessing -- Pretreatment Options -- Enzyme Hydrolysis -- Fermentation -- Recovery and Use of Solid Residues -- Coproduct Options: Technical, Financial and Market Effects -- Performance and Life Cycle Financial and GHG Emissions Impacts -- Synopsis of Commercial Plants -- Future Developments for Cellulosic Ethanol -- Increasing Scale: Technology and Efficiency Improvements -- Role of Feedstocks in Industry Expansion -- Colocation and Other Synergies -- Final Remarks -- References -- 8. Technological Foresight of the Bioethanol Case / I.R.L. Huamani -- Introduction |
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Note continued: Collecting Information From Data Banks -- Applying Scientometrics to Scientific Papers in the Bioenergy Sector: Network Analysis in Second-Generation Ethanol -- Using Patents to Forecast Technological Trends -- Final Remarks -- Annex I -- References -- 9. China's Fuel Ethanol Market / H. Lu -- Introduction -- Development of Fuel Ethanol in China -- Fuel Ethanol Policies for the Future -- Trends and Policy Implications -- Final Remarks -- Relevant Websites -- 10. Fuel Ethanol in Africa: A Panoramic View With an Accent on Benin and Kenya / S.C. Trindade -- Introduction -- Fuel Ethanol in Kenya -- Fuel Ethanol in Benin -- Final Remarks -- References -- 11. Future of Global Bioethanol: An Appraisal of Results, Risk and Uncertainties / F.C. Mesquita -- Introduction -- International Markets of Bioethanol: Production and Consumption -- Bioethanol Supply and Demand: Pros and Cons -- Cons -- Pros -- Bioethanol: A Truly Globally Traded Energy Commodity? |
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Note continued: The Importance of Bioethanol Policies: Blending, Targeting and Potential (Dis)continuities -- Global Governance: The Process of Standardization and Harmonization in Technical and Sustainability Matters -- The Different Approaches of Leading Countries for Global Commoditization Process -- Final Remarks -- References. |
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Alcohol as fuel.
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Biomass energy.
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Alcool (Combustible)
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Bioénergie.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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Alcohol as fuel
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Biomass energy
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| Added Author |
Salles-Filho, Sergio.
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| ISBN |
0128031565 (electronic bk.) |
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9780128031568 (electronic bk.) |
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9780128031414 |
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0128031417 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000057877636 |
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AU@ 000059222585 |
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CHNEW 001013612 |
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DEBSZ 480373647 |
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DEBSZ 482471492 |
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GBVCP 879397713 |
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