Böcker av David M. Mousdale

Covering the biofuels, this book discusses the multidisciplinary study of bioenergy and the potential for replacing fossil fuels. It explores key technologies, including biotechnology and genetic reprogramming of microorganisms. It addresses the economic, social, and environmental issues that are important to any study of bioenergy.

Presents a picture of the biofuels movement, its successes, and its historical failures. This book evaluates industrial processes for large-scale commercial production of ethanol from monocultures and agricultural waste products and provides an account of the advances, including biobutanol and biohydrogen.