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by Kalam Abul Azad, Mohammad Rasul, Subhash Sharma
Clean Energy for Sustainable Development
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of Contributors
- About the Editors
- Preface
- Section One. Clean and Sustainable Energy Resources and Technologies
- Chapter One. Sustainable Energy Resources: Prospects and Policy
- Chapter Two. Environmental Impact Assessment of Different Renewable Energy Resources: A Recent Development
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic System
- 2.3. Life Cycle Assessment of Wind Energy System
- 2.4. Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuels
- 2.5. Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas
- 2.6. Life Cycle Assessment of Hydropower Plants
- 2.7. Life Cycle Assessment of Geothermal Power Plants
- 2.8. Comparison With Conventional Systems
- 2.9. Conclusions
- Chapter Three. Clean and Sustainable Energy Technologies
- Chapter Four. Bioenergy With Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS): Future Prospects of Carbon-Negative Technologies
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Carbon-Negative Technologies
- 4.3. Carbon-Negative Biofuels
- 4.4. Biofuel Conversion Technologies
- 4.5. CO2 Capture and Storage
- 4.6. Biological CO2 Fixation
- 4.7. Microalgae Cultivation Technology
- 4.8. Microalgae Hybrid Technologies
- 4.9. The Economic Potential for BECCS
- 4.10. Discussion and Challenges for BECCS
- 4.11. Conclusions
- Section Two. Solar Energy Applications
- Chapter Five. Solar Kilns: A Green Technology for the Australian Agricultural and Forest Industries
- Chapter Six. Small-Scale Dish-Mounted Solar Thermal Brayton Cycle
- Chapter Seven. Heat-Driven Cooling Technologies
- Chapter Eight. Solar Pyrolysis: Converting Waste Into Asset Using Solar Energy
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. History of Pyrolysis
- 8.3. Challenges of Existing Pyrolysis Systems
- 8.4. Heating of Pyrolysis Reactor
- 8.5. Solar Heating Approach
- 8.6. Integration of Solar Energy With Pyrolysis
- 8.7. Current Research and Application of Solar Pyrolysis
- 8.8. Considerations for Feasibility of Solar Pyrolysis
- 8.9. Challenges in Solar Pyrolysis
- 8.10. Future Scope of Solar Pyrolysis
- 8.11. Concluding Remarks
- Section Three. Wind Energy Systems
- Chapter Nine. Grid Integration of Wind Energy Systems: Control Design, Stability, and Power Quality Issues
- Chapter Ten. The Hybrid Solar Power/Wind System for Energy Production, Observation, Application, and Simulation
- Chapter Eleven. Study on Wind Energy Potential by Eight Numerical Methods of Weibull Distribution
- Section Four. Biodiesel for Sustainable Development
- Chapter Twelve. Prospect of the Legume Tree Pongamia pinnata as a Clean and Sustainable Biodiesel Feedstock
- Chapter Thirteen. Biodiesel From Queensland Bush Nut (Macadamia integrifolia)
- Chapter Fourteen. Assessment of Physical, Chemical, and Tribological Properties of Different Biodiesel Fuels
- Chapter Fifteen. Biodiesel Production Through Chemical and Biochemical Transesterification: Trends, Technicalities, and Future Perspectives
- 15.1. Background
- 15.2. Biodiesel as Sustainable Fuel
- 15.3. Strategies to Minimize Viscosity of Vegetable Oil
- 15.4. Feedstock for Biodiesel Production
- 15.5. Chemical Transesterification Reactions
- 15.6. Biochemical/Enzymatic Transesterification Reactions
- 15.7. Response Surface Methodology as Imperative Tool for Biodiesel Optimization
- 15.8. Analytical Methods for Biodiesel Characterization
- 15.9. Fuel Properties and Exhaust Emissions of Biodiesel
- 15.10. Future Perspectives of Biodiesel Production
- 15.11. Conclusion and Recommendations
- Chapter Sixteen. Mesoporous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production: A New Approach
- 16.1. Introduction
- 16.2. Biodiesel
- 16.3. Catalysts
- 16.4. Porous Materials
- 16.5. Various Types of Mesoporous Catalysts
- 16.6. Application of Mesoporous Materials
- 16.7. Performance of the Mesoporous Catalyst
- 16.8. The Diffusion Process of the Reactants Into Mesopore Channels
- 16.9. Surface Modifications
- 16.10. The Effect of Mesoporous Catalyst on Transesterification Reaction
- 16.11. Conclusion and Recommendation
- Nomenclature/Abbreviation
- Chapter Seventeen. Edible and Nonedible Biodiesel Feedstocks: Microalgae and Future of Biodiesel
- 17.1. Introduction
- 17.2. Biodiesel Feedstocks
- 17.3. Biodiesel Research Methodology
- 17.4. Oil Extraction
- 17.5. Analysis of Physicochemical Properties
- 17.6. Biodiesel Production
- 17.7. Determination of Fatty Oil Composition
- 17.8. Prediction of Properties of Blends
- 17.9. Engine and Emissions Tests
- 17.10. Importance of Statistical and Uncertainty Analysis
- 17.11. Effects of Additives on Biodiesel Quality
- 17.12. Different Types of Algae Cultures for Biodiesel Production
- 17.13. Algae Growth on Wastewater for Biodiesel Production
- 17.14. Microalgal Potential for Biodiesel Production
- 17.15. Advantage of Biodiesel Over Higher Plants
- 17.16. Algae Culture Conditions and Biodiesel Production
- 17.17. Future
- 17.18. Conclusion
- Chapter Eighteen. Potential of Biodiesel as Fuel for Diesel Engine
- 18.1. Introduction
- 18.2. Diesel Engine
- 18.3. Biodiesel Fuel
- 18.4. Biodiesel Production Procedure
- 18.5. Biodiesel Production Technologies: Transesterification Method
- 18.6. Biodiesel Fuel Standardization
- 18.7. Potential of Biodiesel
- 18.8. Biodiesel Fuel Blending
- 18.9. Biodiesel Fuel Additive
- 18.10. Conclusions
- Appendices
- Index
Clean Energy for Sustainable Development
Comparisons and Contrasts of New Approaches
Editors
Mohammad G. Rasul
Abul kalam Azad
Subhash C. Sharma
School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia
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