Ebook: Transportation biofuels: pathways for production

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Preface to the 2nd Edition -- Preface to the 1st Edition -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Biological Conversion of Syngas into Ethanol -- 2.1 First Generation of Ethanol Production -- 2.2 Introduction of Biological Conversion of Syngas into Ethanol -- 2.3 Clostridium ljungdahlii and Other Strains -- 2.3.1 Introduction -- 2.3.1.1 Analytical Methods -- 2.3.2 Initial Growth Experiments (Medium Selection) -- 2.4 Conceptual Design: Gasification and Syngas Cleaning -- 2.4.1 Gasification Techniques -- 2.4.1.1 Fixed Bed Gasification (FBG);Biofuels produced from renewable resources offer a more sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. The new edition of this book provides updates on the previously discussed pathways for transportation biofuels.