Alchoholic Fuels describes the latest methods for producing fuels containing varying percentages of alcohol alongside the various applications they benefit, including combustion engines, fuel cells, and miniature power generators.

Features:

• Examines the production and use of alcohol fuels, blended fuels, and alcohol fuel cells in a single, definitive source
• Illustrates how biomass, corn, and waste can yield alcoholic fuels
• Evaluates the performance of E10, E-Diesel, and E85 in vehicles
• Offers precise data and a comprehensive reviews of current applications using alcohol-based fuels, including alcohol-based biofuel cells as well as direct methanol and ethanol fuel cells
• Compares exhaust emission data for different alcoholic fuels to gauge their environmental impact
• Illustrates how each application can be implemented to reduce our dependency on oil and environmentally toxic power sources

Contents

Production of Alcohol Fuels

• Production of Methanol from Biomass
• Landfill Gas to Methanol
• The Corn Ethanol Industry
• Development of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) as a Feedstock for Production of Ethanol and Other Bioproducts
• Production of Butanol from Corn

Blended Fuels

• Ethanol Blends: E10 and E-Diesel
• Using E85 in Vehicles

Applications of Alcoholic Fuels

• Current Status of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology
• Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Operating with Direct-Alcohol and Hydrocarbon Fuels
• Alcohol Based Biofuel Cells
• Ethanol Reformation to Hydrogen
• Ethanol from Bakery Waste: The Great Provider for Aquaponics

Index

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