biofuels (wiley series in renewable resource)

[...]... The use and modification of renewable resources may not follow the path of the genetic engineering concept in view of consumer acceptance in Europe Related to this aspect, the series will certainly help to increase the visibility of the importance of renewable resources Being convinced of the value of the renewables approach for the industrial world, as well as for developing countries, I was myself... Bioscience Engineering Ghent University, Belgium Series Editor Renewable Resources’ June 2005 P1: OTE/OTE/SPH FM P2: OTE JWBK333-Soetaert December 27, 2008 9:57 Printer: Yet to come Preface This volume on Biofuels fits within the series Renewable Resources It covers the use and conversion technologies of biomass as a renewable resource to produce bio-energy in a sustainable way, mainly in the form of... events/sfl/pres-clark.pdf Dale, B.E (2007) Thinking clearly about biofuels: ending the irrelevant net energy debate and developing better performance metrics for alternative fuels Biofpr, Biofuels, Bioproducts, Biorefining 1: 14–17 Demain, A.L (2000) Small bugs, big business: the economic power of the microbe Biotechnol Adv 18: 499–514 Demain, A.L (2007) The business of industrial biotechnology Industrial Biotechnology... better basis for sustainable collection, since commercial development of biorefineries may occur more quickly than previously believed An evolution in crop-tilling practices toward no-till cropping will likely be needed in order to maintain soil quality while supplying adequate feedstock to these biorefineries (No-till cropping is increasingly practiced but not yet widely utilized in regions of the country... supply biomass.) Additional infrastructure in collection, storage and transportation of biomass are also needed, including equipment for one-pass harvesting and investments in alternatives to trucking, such as short line rail Further complicating matters is the absence of a clear protocol for pre-processing of cellulosic materials But sustainable production, harvest and processing of cellulosic biomass... and Lyn Roberts, in seeing the need for such a series of books on renewable resources, for initiating and supporting it and for helping to carry the project to the end Last, but not least I want to thank my family, especially my wife Hilde and children Paulien and Pieter-Jan for their patience and for giving me the time to work on the series when other activities seemed to be more inviting Christian V... convert biomass directly or indirectly into biofuels, with bio-ethanol, biodiesel and biogas as today’s main practical players In this context, green biotechnology, green chemistry and white biotechnology are to join forces to arrive at sustainable processes and fuels The use of biofuels is quickly gaining momentum all over the world, and can be expected to have an ever-increasing impact on the energy... meet 50 % of our world energy needs in the 21st century In contrast to fossil resources, agricultural raw materials such as wheat or corn have until recently been continuously declining in price because of the increasing agricultural yields, a tendency that is changing now, with competition for food use becoming an issue New developments such as genetic engineering of crops and the production of bio-energy... energy output:input ratio is 1.34 When all energy inputs are taken into account, the net energy yield can even be negative in poorly efficient production processes It would then appear that more energy is being used than is produced Ironically, this energy input often comes out of fossil energy sources, except in Brazil, where renewable sugar cane bagasse contributes increasingly to the energy input Obviously,... of renewable fuels in the transport sector, particularly biofuels Whereas in principle, we can drive a car on firewood, this approach is all but user friendly In practice, liquid biofuels are much better suited for such an application It is indeed no coincidence that nearly all cars and trucks are powered by liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel These liquid fuels are easily and reliably used in . damages arising herefrom. Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data Soetaert, Wim. Biofuels / Wim Soetaert, Erick J. Vandamme. p. cm. – (Wiley series in renewable resource) Includes bibliographical. genetic engineering concept in view of consumer acceptance in Europe. Related to this aspect, the series will certainly help to increase the visibility of the importance of renewable resources. Being. waste streams in certain industries will grow in importance, leading to a more sustainable way of producing materials. Although our society was much more (almost exclusively) based on renewable resources centuries