Pandey A., Laeeoche C., Ricke S.C., Dussap C.-G., Gnansounou E. (Eds.). Biofuels: Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes

Academic Press, 2011. - 642 p. - Global conce for energy security and environmental protection has put great emphasis on the search for alteative energy sources, particularly for the transport sector. Biofuels have emerged as a highly promising source of alteative energy, and have drawn global R&D for their production using biomass. With the increasing worldwide demand of energy along with the depletion of conventional fossil fuel reserves, there has been growing global interest in developing alteative sources of energy. There has also been conce in growing economies regarding energy security. Biofuels offer much promise on these frontiers. In addition to the above, they also have a reduced environmental impact in comparison to fossil fuels. Biofuels provides state-of-the-art information on the status of biofuel production and related aspects.