New Process Technology for Developing
Low-Cost, Environmentally Safe Biofuels
Rising fuel prices have created a surge in the worldwide demand for biofuels made from plant and animal feedstocks. Filled with a wealth of illustrations, Biofuels Engineering Process Technology fully explains the concepts, systems, and technology now being used to produce biofuels on both an industrial and small scale.
Written by a team of leading biofuels experts, this lucid guide presents a complete introduction to biofuels and biorefining processes�state-of-the-art information on biofuels processed from fermentations of ethanol, hydrogen, microbial oils, and methane�new material on the production of biodiesel from plant and algal oils�and the use of microbial fuel cells to produce bioelectricity. Biofuels Engineering Process Technology takes readers step by step through:

• The key concepts, systems, and technology of biofuels
• A review of the basic concepts of fermentation pathways and kinetic modeling of bioreactors
• Biofuels produced from fermentations of agricultural feedstocks and biomass-ethanol, hydrogen, microbial oils, and methane
• Biodiesel fuels processed from the chemical conversion of microbial and plant oils
• Bioelectricity produced from microbial fuel cells
• The latest sustainable biorefinery concepts and methods

Inside This Cutting-Edge Biofuels Engineering Guide
� Introduction � Fuels from Fermentations: Ethanol � Hydrogen � Microbial Oils � Methane � Fuel from Chemical Conversion of Plant and Algal Oils:Biodiesel � Microbial Fuel Cells � Technical Resources