Handbook of Cellulosic Ethanol

Comprehensive coverage on the growing science and technology of producing ethanol from the world's abundant cellulosic biomass

The inevitable decline in petroleum reserves and its impact on gasoline prices, combined with climate change concerns, have contributed to current interest in renewable fuels. Bioethanol is the most successful renewable transport fuel—with corn and sugarcane ethanol currently in wide use as blend-in fuels in the United States, Brazil, and a few other countries. However, there are a number of major drawbacks in these first-generation biofuels, such as their... Sonra