Bioenergy Books

The idea of utilizing biomass as renewable energy source is appealing due to its accessibility, cheapness and ecological friendliness. Briquette is an alternative source of fuel to firewood and charcoal which can avoid some environmental problems that can be generated from their use. Briquettes were produced from watermelon peels with cassava starch and gum Arabic as binders, the two binders were ...

By The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management

The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power. Driven by the need to avert catastrophic climate change and by the depletion of easily accessible oil, coal, and natural gas, this ...

By Island Press

This book integrates economic, social, environmental, policy and engineering issues related to renewable energy. It covers fundamentals, including the transfer of energy, as well as the limitations of natural resources. Starting with solar power, the text illustrates how energy from the sun is transferred and stored; used for heating, cooling and lighting; collected and concentrated and converted ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Bioenergy is the leading energy source in Sweden today. The Swedish energy system has gone through a major transformation. In the 1970s oil was totally dominating. Today, oil is almost entirely a transport fuel, whereas bioenergy has taken over in district heating, and plays a major role in indutry and in electricity production. People from around the world wonder how it happened. This book is a ...

By Svebio - The Swedish Bioenergy Association

Petroleum-based fuels are well-established products that have served industry and consumers for more than one hundred years. However petroleum, once considered inexhaustible, is now being depleted at a rapid rate. As the amount of available petroleum decreases, the need for alternative technologies to produce liquid fuels that could potentially help prolong the liquid fuels culture and mitigate ...

By Royal Society of Chemistry

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

This volume covers test methods that are used to determine the knocking or detonation characteristics of motor and aviation fuels and the ignition characteristics of diesel fuels. Some tests evaluate catalytic materials, while others feature standard tests and practices for performing chemical and physical tests on manufactured carbon and graphite products. ...

By ASTM International

This volume features specifications that fix the requirements for various types of structural steel, such as high-strength, low-alloy, rolled steel floor plates, and carbon-silicon steel plates. Some standards focus on plates and forgings used in boilers and pressure vessels, while others deal with steel for concrete reinforcement and prestressed concrete. This volume also includes specifications ...

By ASTM International

This section includes Volumes 05.01 through 05.06:Volume 05.01 Petroleum Products and Lubricants (I): D 56-D 3348 Volume 05.02 Petroleum Products and Lubricants (II): D 3427--D 5763 Volume 05.03 Petroleum Products and Lubricants (III): D 5769--D 6729 Volume 05.04 Petroleum Products and Lubricants (IV): D ...

By ASTM International

Solar photovoltaics is one of the most promising renewable energy technologies, producing electricity on site directly from the solar radiation without harming the environment and depletion of materials. The Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal (BIPVT) system is a technology which merges PV and thermal systems, simultaneously providing both electric and thermal energy. Through this ...

By Royal Society of Chemistry

Specifications and test methods examine the properties of various steel bars intended for specific or general applications. Standards focus on carbon and alloy steel axles, wrought carbon steel wheels, steel tires, and carbon and alloy steel forgings for railway use.Volume 01.05 also provides standards for steel forgings and billets in assorted applications, such as pressure vessels, rotors, and ...

By ASTM International

This text introduces fundamental principles and practical applications of biomass-to-renewable energy processes. The biological processes discussed include anaerobic digestion of waste materials for biogas and hydrogen production, bioethanol and biobutanol production from starch and cellulose, and biodiesel production from plant oils. The thermal processes addressed include gasification and ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Food, the weak link that brought down earlier civilizations, is the sector most affected by climate change. And it could bring our own civilization down if we stay with business as usual. We are entering a new food era, one marked by higher food prices, growing numbers of hungry people, and an intensifying competition for land and water that has now crossed national boundaries as food-importing ...

By Earth Policy Institute

Report on energy as of one of the most important issues of the twenty-first century. It discuses how countries deal with the composition of their energy portfolio, consistent with the endowment of energy resources, technologies and social, economical and environmental impacts, like CO2 emissions. In detail, the diversification of energy sources is treated. The role of non-carbon emitting sources ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Due to the mounting demand for energy and increasing population of the world, switching from nonrenewable fossil fuels to other energy sources is not an option—it is a necessity. Focusing on a cost-effective option for the generation of electricity, Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment covers all facets of wind energy and wind turbines. The book begins by outlining the history of ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International

Together these 4 volumes provide 670 standards, including specifications and test methods for fuels, oils, lubricants, and solvents. They feature standards for the development and use of alternative diesel fuels and diesel fuel blend components, including biodiesel, one of the most successful new blend components.These volumes also feature standard procedures for evaluating the properties of ...

By ASTM International