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Intergrating Green Chemistry and Sustainable Engineering
Over the past decade, the population explosion, rise in global warming, depletion of fossil fuel resources and environmental pollution has been the major driving force for promoting and implementing the principles of green chemistry and sustainable engineering in all sectors ranging from chemical to...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Third Generation Biofuels: A Promising Alternate Energy Source; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Biofuel Types; 1.3 Advantages of Third Generation Biofuels; 1.4 Technology of Third Generation Biofuel Production; 1.5 Transformation Potential of Algae Into Third Generation Biofuels; 1.6 Recent Developments in Biomass Transformation Into Third Generation Biofuels by Hydrothermal Conversion (HTC); 1.7 Conclusion; References
- 2 Recent Progress in Photocatalytic Water Splitting by Nanostructured TiO2- Carbon Photocatalysts
- Influence of Interfaces, Morphological Structures and Experimental Parameters2.1 Photocatalysis; 2.2 Carbon Nanotubes-TiO2 and Other Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Water Splitting; 2.3 Factors Influencing Liquid-Phase Hydrogen Production; 2.3.1 Direct Photolysis and Its Limitations; 2.3.2 Need for Reducing Polysulphide Ions Formation; 2.3.3 Role of Sulphite Ions in Conversion of Photo Sulphides to Thiosulphate; 2.3.4 Influence of Catalyst Dosage; 2.3.5 Effect of pH
- 2.3.6 Effect of Recycle Flow Rates and Reactor Design on H2 Generation2.3.7 Dependence of Hydrogen Production on Volume and Depth of Photolytic Solution; 2.3.8 Influence of Light Irradiation on Hydrogen Yield; 2.3.9 Sulphur Recovery; 2.3.10 Reusability of the Nanophotocatalysts; 2.4 Factors Influencing Gas-Phase Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production; 2.4.1 Effect of H2S Gas Concentration; 2.4.2 Effect of Gas Flow Rate; 2.4.3 Effect of Catalyst Dosage; 2.4.4 Effect of Light Irradiation; 2.5 Future Prospects; References; 3 Heterogeneous Catalytic Conversion of Greenhouse Gas CO2 to Fuels
- 3.1 Introduction3.1.1 Greenhouse Gas CO2; 3.1.2 Mitigation of CO2 Concentration; 3.1.3 Reducing CO2 Emissions; 3.1.4 Zero Emissions; 3.1.5 Carbon Capture and Storage or Sequestration (CCS); 3.2 Thermodynamics of CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol, DME and Hydrocarbons; 3.3 Catalytic Conversion of CO2 to Methanol, DME, and Hydrocarbons; 3.3.1 Effect of Alkali Promotors; 3.3.2 Effect of Metal Particle Crystal Phase in CO2 Hydrogenation; 3.3.3 Effect of Support; 3.4 Mechanism of CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol, DME, and Hydrocarbons; 3.4.1 CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol; 3.4.1.1 Formate Route
- 3.4.1.2 Carboxylate Route3.4.1.3 RWGS Route; 3.4.2 CO2 Hydrogenation to Dimethyl Ether; 3.4.3 CO2 Hydrogenation to Hydrocarbons; 3.4.3.1 Indirect Conversion of CO2 Into Hydrocarbons; 3.4.3.2 Direct Conversion of CO2 Into Hydrocarbons; 3.5 Challenges and Opportunities in CO2 Hydrogenation Process; References; 4 Energy Harvesting: Role of Plasmonic Nanocomposites for Energy Efficient Devices; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Plasmonic Nanostructures; 4.3 Plasmonic Nanocomposites; 4.4 Plasmonic Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting; 4.4.1 Plasmonic Nanocomposites for Photovoltaic Applications