Alternative Fuel

Manzanera, Maximino

Alternative Fuel

Edited by Maximino Manzanera

Abstract: Renewable energy sources such as biodiesel, bioethanol, biomethane, biomass from wastes or hydrogen are subject of great interest in the current energy scene. These fuels contribute to the reduction of prices and dependence on fossil fuels. In addition, energy sources such as these could partially replace the use of what is considered as the major factor responsible for global warming and the main source of local environmental pollution. For these reasons they are known as alternative fuels. There is an urgent need to find and optimise the use of alternative fuels to provide a net energy gain, to be economically competitive and to be producible in large quantities without compromising food resources.

JEL-codes: Q2 Q4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-953-307-372-9
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Alternative Fuels in Cement Manufacturing: Moses Chinyama
An Overview of Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions and Alternative Feedstock for Biodiesel Production: Maria Manuela Camino Feltes, Debora De Oliveira, Jorge Luiz Ninow and Jose Vladimir De Oliveira
Biodiesel Fuel Production by Enzymatic Transesterification of Oils: Recent Trends, Challenges and Future Perspectives: Nevena Lukovic, Dejan Bezbradica and Zorica Knezevic-Jugovic
Biodiesel Production by Using Heterogeneous Catalysts: Rubi Romero, Sandra Luz Martinez and Reyna Natividad
Biomass Waste as a Renewable Source of Biogas Production - Experiments: Ioana Ionel and Adrian Eugen Cioabla
Delignification Process of Agro-Industrial Wastes an Alternative to Obtain Fermentable Carbohydrates for Producing Fuel: Oscar Sanchez, Carlos Javier Almeciga-Diaz and Rocio Sierra
Engine Test of Bio-Diesel Manufactured from Waste Cooking Oil and Reward Preferential Benefit Analyses for Its Promotion: Jai-Houng Leu
Hydrogen - The Ecologically Ideal Energy Vector: Malvina Baica and Mircea Cardu
Influential Parameters on Biomethane Generation in Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Plants: Meisam Tabatabaei, Alawi Sulaiman, Ali M. Nikbakht, Norjan Yusof and Ghasem Najafpour
Nano-Porous Silicon-Based Mini Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Tayyar Dzhafarov and Sureyya Aydin Yuksel
Performance and Emission Characteristics of Spark Ignition Engine Fuelled with Ethanol and Methanol Gasoline Blended Fuels: Ioannis Gravalos, Dimitrios Moshou, Theodoros Gialamas, Panagiotis Xyradakis, Dimitrios Kateris and Zisis Tsiropoulos
Use of Charcoal and Partially Pirolysed Biomaterial in Fly Ash to Produce Briquettes: Sugarcane Bagasse: Silvio Rainho Teixeira, Angel Fidel Vilche Pena, Agda Eunice Souza, Alvaro Gil Miguel and Regiane Godoy De Lima
Waste Animal Fats with High FFA as a Renewable Energy Source for Biodiesel Production - Concept, Experimental Production and Impact Evaluation on Air Quality: Francisc Popescu and Ioana Ionel
Waste Biomass as Alternative Bio-Fuel - Co-Firing versus Direct Combustion: Ioana Ionel and Gavrila Trif Tordai

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DOI: 10.5772/851

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