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Global bioethanol : evolution, risks, and uncertainties /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK :
Academic Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Machine generated contents note: 1. Ethanol Industry: Surpassing Uncertainties and Looking Forward / Wilson A. Araujo
- Introduction
- Bioeconomy Toward a Renewable World
- Biofuels
- Ethanol Industry: The Uphill Task Toward a Second-Generation Scene
- Final Remarks
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 2. Ethanol Use in the United States: Status, Threats and the Potential Future / H.L. MacLean
- Introduction
- Corn Ethanol
- Cellulosic Ethanol
- Algae and Photosynthetic Bacteria
- Butanol
- Current Legislative Initiatives for Biofuel Use
- Energy Policy Act of 2005 (RFS1)
- Energy Independence and Security Act 2007 (RFS2)
- California Low Carbon Fuel Standard
- CAFE Standard
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Fuel Production in the United States
- Biochemical Ethanol Production Processes
- Thermochemical Biofuel Production Process
- Final Remarks
- References
- Note continued: 3. Political Orientations, State Regulation and Biofuels in the Context of the Food
- Energy
- Climate Change Trilemma / Z.P. Bharucha
- Introduction
- The Trilemma Approach
- Biofuels in the EU and Germany
- Biofuels in Europe
- Germany
- India: Food Versus Fuel and Stillborn Biofuel Markets
- Indian Biofuels Policy and the Trilemma
- Bioethanol
- The Future for Biofuels in India
- China: Squeezed by Land Scarcity, Food and Energy Security
- Brazil: A Trilemma Trajectory Derailed at Home and Blocked From Abroad?
- Final Remarks
- Acknowledgment
- References
- 4. Innovation Systems of Ethanol in Brazil and the United States: Making a New Fuel Competitive / D.F. de Toledo Filho
- Introduction
- Technology Innovation System and System Functions
- Biofuels: Industrial, Agricultural and Energy Policies
- Industrial, Agricultural and Energy Policies in the United States
- Industrial, Agricultural and Energy Policies in Brazil
- Note continued: Ethanol Through an Environmental Perspective
- Environmental Impacts of Fuels
- The New Energy Paradigm and the Fuel Mix
- Biofuel Regulation
- Regulation in the United States
- Regulation in Brazil
- Comparison of Innovation Functions Between the United States and Brazilian Biofuel TIS
- Feedstock
- Maintaining a Long-Term Commitment
- Setting an Adequate Environment for Innovation
- Institutional Design's Influence on Proactivity
- Final Remarks
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 5. Innovation in the Brazilian Bioethanol Sector: Questioning Leadership / S. Corder
- Introduction
- Main Trends
- Studying Innovation in Bioethanol
- Innovation Survey
- Innovation Challenges
- What Is Going On in the Brazilian Case
- Profile of the Companies Surveyed
- Technological Innovation in Corporate Strategy
- Innovation Management
- Innovation Challenges According to Companies
- Final Remarks
- References
- Note continued: 6. Policies Towards Bioethanol and Their Implications: Case Brazil / R. Baldassin, Jr.
- Historical Development of the Brazilian Ethanol Program (PROALCOOL)
- The Creation of the "Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol Model"
- How Did Innovation Help the Evolution of the "Brazilian Model"
- Development of New Sugarcane Varieties
- The Introduction of Green Cane Harvesting and Sugarcane Harvest Mechanization in Central-South Brazil
- Evolution in Industrial Parameters of Ethanol Production
- How Did Sustainability Criticism Help the Ethanol Industry in Brazil
- Forecasting and Planning the Future Sugarcane Bioenergy Production: The Creation of "New Models"
- Inventing a New Sustainable Agriculture for Sugarcane Bioenergy
- New Industrial Production Models Integrated With the Oil, Electricity, Chemical and Other Related Industries
- Conclusions on the Prospects of the Bioethanol Industry in Brazil and Its Productive Model
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Note continued: 7. Ethanol Production Technologies in the US: Status and Future Developments / H.L. Maclean
- Introduction
- First-Generation Technology
- Feedstock Choices: Corn Versus Other Grains
- Dry Milling
- Wet Milling
- Recent Technological Advances, Efficiency Improvements and New Coproducts
- Second-Generation Technology
- Role of Feedstocks and Feedstock Preprocessing
- Pretreatment Options
- Enzyme Hydrolysis
- Fermentation
- Recovery and Use of Solid Residues
- Coproduct Options: Technical, Financial and Market Effects
- Performance and Life Cycle Financial and GHG Emissions Impacts
- Synopsis of Commercial Plants
- Future Developments for Cellulosic Ethanol
- Increasing Scale: Technology and Efficiency Improvements
- Role of Feedstocks in Industry Expansion
- Colocation and Other Synergies
- Final Remarks
- References
- 8. Technological Foresight of the Bioethanol Case / I.R.L. Huamani
- Introduction
- Note continued: Collecting Information From Data Banks
- Applying Scientometrics to Scientific Papers in the Bioenergy Sector: Network Analysis in Second-Generation Ethanol
- Using Patents to Forecast Technological Trends
- Final Remarks
- Annex I
- References
- 9. China's Fuel Ethanol Market / H. Lu
- Introduction
- Development of Fuel Ethanol in China
- Fuel Ethanol Policies for the Future
- Trends and Policy Implications
- Final Remarks
- Relevant Websites
- 10. Fuel Ethanol in Africa: A Panoramic View With an Accent on Benin and Kenya / S.C. Trindade
- Introduction
- Fuel Ethanol in Kenya
- Fuel Ethanol in Benin
- Final Remarks
- References
- 11. Future of Global Bioethanol: An Appraisal of Results, Risk and Uncertainties / F.C. Mesquita
- Introduction
- International Markets of Bioethanol: Production and Consumption
- Bioethanol Supply and Demand: Pros and Cons
- Cons
- Pros
- Bioethanol: A Truly Globally Traded Energy Commodity?
- Note continued: The Importance of Bioethanol Policies: Blending, Targeting and Potential (Dis)continuities
- Global Governance: The Process of Standardization and Harmonization in Technical and Sustainability Matters
- The Different Approaches of Leading Countries for Global Commoditization Process
- Final Remarks
- References.