Biofuel Crops: Integrating Feedstock Innovation, Conversion Processes, and Sustainable Energy Strategies

“Biofuel Crops” as “Renewable Energy” thoroughly imparts biofuel production and deployment advanced techniques from the perspective of science, technology and policy. The chapters dealt in this book throw light on the ecological advantages of biofuel, underlining the fact that they are not only reducing air pollution but also improving the well-being of the entire world through sustainable activities for healthy ecosystems. Besides, the economic benefits of biofuels on environment, especially its role in increasing agricultural production, creating jobs, developing rural areas and contributing to GDP growth has been acknowledged by environmentalist and economist/policy makers. Additionally, this book elaborated different biofuel products bioethanol, biodiesel, biogas and policies adopted in several countries, reflecting diverse strategies and ambitious goals of bioethanol and biodiesel.

Importantly, this book focused on sources of biofuel crops, genetic improvement of crops and sustainable agricultural practices that support the cultivation of biofuel crops, which are crucial as they help in the minimization of environmental trade-offs while enabling land and resource use.

This book will act as a guiding tool for the clean energy world and make consecutively as a lot of wind in the sails of innovations for human and environment.

Book Contents:

1. Introduction to Biofuels Feedstocks and Technologies
2. Maize Grain Starch and Bioethanol
3. Sugarcane Bioethanol Technologies
4. Prospect of Sweet Sorghum Juice for Bioethanol
5. Castor Bean for Biodiesel and Industrial Products
6. Rapeseed and Sunflower for Biodiesel
7. Biodiesel from Oil Palm
8. Jatropha for Biodiesel and Biogas
9. Bioethanol Production from Tuber Crops
10. Cellulosic Resources (2G) for Bioethanol
11. Micro Algae for Biodiesel (3G)
12. Macro Algae for Bioethanol
13. Tree Borne Seeds and Biofuels
14. Advanced Technology for Biofuel (4G) Plants
15. Economics of Biofuel Crops
16. Biofuel Policies and Prospects