Green Chemistry for Sustainable Biofuel Production

Renewable fuel research and process development requires interdisciplinary approaches involving chemists and physicists from both scientific and engineering backgrounds. Here is an important volume that emphasizes green chemistry and green engineering principles for sustainable process development from an interdisciplinary point of view. It creates an enriching knowledge base on green chemistry of biofuel production, sustainable process development, and green engineering principles for renewable fuel production. This book includes chapters contributed by both research scientists and research engineers with significant experience in biofuel chemistry and processes.The book offers an abundance of scientific experimental methods and analytical procedures and interpretation of the results that capture the state-of-the-art knowledge in this field. The wide range of topics make this book a valuable resource for academicians, researchers, industrial practitioners and scientists, and engineers in various renewable energy fields.Key features:• Emphasizes green chemistry and green engineering principles for sustainable process development for biofuel production• Discusses a wide array of biofuels from algal biomass to waste-to-energy technologies and wastewater treatment and activated sludge processes• Presents advances and developments in biofuel green chemistry and green engineering, including process intensification (microwaves/ultrasound), ionic liquids, and green catalysis• Looks at environmental assessment and economic impact of biofuel production

Green Chemistry and Engineering for Sustainable Biofuel ProductionVeera Gnaneswar GudeBiofuel Feedstock: Challenges and OpportunitiesCannayen Igathinathane and Matt SandersonFuels from Recycled CarbonMichele Aresta and Angela DibenedettoGreen Catalysts and Catalytic Processes for Biofuel ProductionAtal Shivhare, Karen Wilson, and Adam F. LeeProcess Intensification and Parametric Optimization in Biodiesel Synthesis Using Microwave ReactorsPranjali D. Muley and Dorin BoldorProcess Intensification and Parametric Optimization in Biodiesel Synthesis Using Hydrodynamic Cavitation ReactorsParag R. Gogate and Ashish V. MohodHydrothermal Processes for Biofuel and Bioenergy ProductionM. Toufiq RezaSustainable Biofuels and Chemicals Production Using Ionic LiquidsP. N. Amaniampong, R. Behling, N. Araji, S. Valange, K. De Oliveira Vigier, and G. ChatelAlgae as a Sustainable Feedstock for Biofuel ProductionMartin Gross, Ashik Sathish, and Zhiyou WenBioenergy from Activated Sludge and WastewaterAndro Mondala, Rafael Hernandez, Todd French, Emmanuel Revellame, Dhan Lord Fortela, and Marta AmirsadeghiBioelectrochemical Systems for Biofuel (Electricity, Hydrogen, and Methane) and Valuable Chemical ProductionMobolaji Shemfe, Kok Siew Ng, and Jhuma SadhukhanEnergy Balance/Efficiency and Economic Analysis of Biofuel ProductionMaría González Alriols, Xabier Erdocia, María Angeles Andres, and Jalel LabidiTechno-Economic Analysis of Microalgae and Algal Biofuel Production (as a Tool for Driving R&D Efforts)Florian DelrueMismatch of Life-Cycle Inventories for Bioenergy, Fossil Fuel, and Agricultural Resource ProductionSarah C. Davis, Kaitlin C. Straker. Abbey Rodjom, Esther Grossman, Alex Jones, and Kim E. Miller

Veera Gnaneswar Gude, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU). A prolific author of journal articles, book chapters, and more, he has over 15 years of academic, research, and industrial experience in biofuels, desalination, and water/wastewater treatment in scientific and technological areas. He has delivered many invited lectures, keynote speeches, and scientific research and educational presentations. He has organized many workshops on water-energy-environment nexus topics at national and international conferences and was the chair and board representative for the clean energy and water division of the American Solar Energy Society between 2011 and 2016. He is a member of several editorial boards and editor for many scientific journals, including ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering. His research is supported by many organizations, including NSF, USEPA, USGS, USDA, and many industrial and international agencies.