Biofuels Engineering Process Technology book updated for advanced biofuels, re-released

The  book Biofuels Engineering Process Technology has been updated and re-released, explaining the key concepts, systems, and technology now being used to produce biofuels on both an industrial and small scale. The guide presents a complete introduction to biofuels and the latest sustainable biorefinery concepts and methods, discusses fermentations of ethanol, hydrogen, microbial oils, and methane; includes new material on the production of biodiesel from plant and algal oils; and exmines the use of microbial fuel cells to produce bioelectricity.

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