Demirbas Ayhan. Biodiesel: A Realistic Fuel Alternative for Diesel Engines

John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2006. 200 p. ISBN:0-470-01904-2. Fuel cell technology is the most exciting and legitimate alternative source of power currently available to us as world resources of non-renewable fuel continue to be depleted. No other power generating technology holds the same benefits that fuel cells offer, including high reliability and efficiency, negligible environmental impact, and security of supply. Fuel cells run on hydrogen...

Woodhead Publishing Limited and CRC Press, 2010. 864 p. Woodhead Publishing ISBN:978-1-84569-591-0 (book), Woodhead Publishing ISBN:978-1-84569-776-1 (e-book), CRC Press ISBN:978-1-4398-2730-7ISBN:1845695917. Biodiesel production is a rapidly advancing field worldwide, with biodiesel fuel increasingly being used in compression ignition (diesel) engines. Biodiesel has been extensively studied and utilised in developed countries, and it is incr...

CRC Press, Woodhead Publishing and Maney Publishing, 2008. 498 p. ISBN:978-1-4200-7970-8 Materials for Fuel Cells provides a comprehensive review of the materials used in hydrogen fuel cells, which are almost certain to emerge as one of the most important alternative energy options in transportation and domestic use over the next few years. The design and selection of the materials is critical to the correct and long-term functioning of fuel ce...

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2006 p. 324 p. ISBN:0071475540 The book begins by covering a wide range of heat sources, including wood, corn, coal, oil, gas, electricity, and solar heat. Propulsion methods are discussed next, including gasoline, methane, ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen, fuel cells, and more. Electricity from fossil fuels, water, wind, atoms, and other sources is also covered. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this illu...

CRC, 2007. - 568 Pages. In addition to enabling a clean and energy efficient future, alternative fuel sources are fast becoming a necessity for meeting today's growing demands for low-cost and convenient energy. The Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies offers a thorough guide to the science and available technologies for developing alternatives to petroleum fuel sources and petrochemical feedstocks. This handbook focuses on the different in...

CRC Press, 2006. 296 p. ISBN:0-8493-3944-8. Scientists and engineers have made significant advances over the last two decades to achieve feasible, cost-efficient processes for the large-scale production of alternative, environmentally friendly sources of energy. Alcoholic Fuels describes the latest methods for producing fuels containing varying percentages of alcohol alongside the various applications they benefit, including combustion engines,...

МсGrаw-Нill Рrоfеssiоnаl, 2008. 324 p. ISBN:0071489706 Written by a team of international experts, Biofuels Refining and Performance describes the refining processes and issues involved in producing fuel derived from recently living organisms or their by-products. Each chapter offers detailed discussion of theory as well as the actual experimental procedure used to economically manufacture biofuels on a commercial scale. Learn about the ways...

МсGrаw-Нill Рrоfеssiоnаl, 2008. 324 p. ISBN:0071489706 Written by a team of international experts, Biofuels Refining and Performance describes the refining processes and issues involved in producing fuel derived from recently living organisms or their by-products. Each chapter offers detailed discussion of theory as well as the actual experimental procedure used to economically manufacture biofuels on a commercial scale. Learn about the ways...

CRC, 2009. - 300 p. ISBN:1560221755. Explores Worldwide Trends Involving the Production and Use of Biofuels With the depletion of oil resources as well as the negative environmental impact of fossil fuels, there is much interest in alternative energy sources. Focusing on some of the most important alternate energy sources for the foreseeable future, the Handbook of Plant-Based Biofuels provides state-of-the-art information on the status of the p...

Sunggyu Lee, Ohio University, Athens, USA; James G. Speight, CD & W Inc. , Laramie, Wyoming, USA; Sudarshan K. Loyalka, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA In addition to enabling a clean and energy efficient future, alternative fuel sources are fast becoming a necessity for meeting today's growing demands for low-cost and convenient energy. The Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies offers a thorough guide to the science and available...