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Description for Biofuels
Paperback.
Providing the world's growing population with its increasing demands for energy is a major challenge for science, business and society alike. Energy can be generated from many sources, but not all sources are suitable for every application. Much of today's technology has been built on solid, liquid and gaseous fuels derived from fossil sources. However, the supply of these is finite and their combustion produces carbon dioxide, one of the gases responsible for global warming. Therefore, alternative sources of energy are required which are renewable, sustainable and carbon neutral. This textbook explores the production of biofuels as alternatives to fossil ... Read more
Providing the world's growing population with its increasing demands for energy is a major challenge for science, business and society alike. Energy can be generated from many sources, but not all sources are suitable for every application. Much of today's technology has been built on solid, liquid and gaseous fuels derived from fossil sources. However, the supply of these is finite and their combustion produces carbon dioxide, one of the gases responsible for global warming. Therefore, alternative sources of energy are required which are renewable, sustainable and carbon neutral. This textbook explores the production of biofuels as alternatives to fossil ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845935924
SKU
V9781845935924
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Ref
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About Alan H. Scragg
Biofuels, Agricultural biotechnology
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