Green Energy to Sustainability : Strategies for Global Industries.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Structure of the Energy Business -- 1 Economic Growth and the Global Energy Demand -- 1.1 Historical Context and Relationship Between Energy and Development -- 1.2 Conceptual Framework for Pathways of Energy Use -- 1.3 World Population Trends and Prospects -- 1.4 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Economic Growth -- 1.5 Global Energy Development -- 1.6 Global Emissions of Greenhouse Gases -- 1.7 Linkages Between Kaya Factors -- 1.8 Development of Energy Investment -- 1.9 Conditions for Energy Transition and Decarbonization -- 1.10 Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 The Energy Mix in Japan Post‐Fukushima -- 2.1 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions by Japan -- 2.2 Energy Dependence -- 2.3 The Energy Policy of Japan -- 2.4 Paris Agreement -- 2.5 Prospective Energy Demand -- 2.6 Improvement in Energy Efficiency -- 2.7 Reduction of CO2 Emission in Electric Generation -- 2.8 Development of New Technologies for Decreasing GHG Emissions -- 2.9 Production and Use of Bioethanol in Japan -- 2.10 Production and Use of Hydrocarbons in Japan -- 2.11 Production and Use of Hydrogen in Japan -- 2.12 Contributions of the Japanese Government to Fundamental Research and Development -- 2.13 Perspectives -- References -- 3 Green Energy in Africa, Asia, and South America -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 South America -- 3.3 Africa -- 3.4 Southeast Asia -- 3.5 China -- 3.6 Global Perspectives -- References -- 4 The Development of Solar Energy Generation Technologies and Global Production Capabilities -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Sunlight and Photosynthesis -- 4.3 Photovoltaic Devices -- 4.4 Overview of Solar Photovoltaic Applications -- 4.5 Perspectives -- References -- 5 Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges of Sustainable Aviation Fuel -- 5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Overview of the Jet Fuel Market -- 5.3 Assessment of Environmental Policy and Economic Factors Affecting the Aviation Industry -- 5.4 Current Activities Around Biojet in the Aviation Industry -- 5.5 Challenges of Future Biojet Fuel Development -- 5.6 Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 The Environmental Impact of Pollution Prevention and Other Sustainable Development Strategies Implemented by the Automotive Manufacturing Industry -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Overview of the Automotive Manufacturing Industry -- 6.3 Chemicals and Chemical Waste in Automotive Manufacturing -- 6.4 Pollution Prevention in Automotive Manufacturing -- 6.5 Perspectives -- Disclaimer -- References -- 7 The Global Demand for Biofuels and Biotechnology‐Derived Commodity Chemicals: Technologies, Markets, and Challenges -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Overview of Global Energy Demand -- 7.3 Petroleum Demand and Petroleum Products for Potential Replacement by Bioproducts -- 7.4 Role of Biofuels and Biobased Chemicals in Renewable Energy Demand -- 7.5 Achieving Petroleum Replacement with Biobased Fuels and Chemicals -- 7.6 Projections of Global Demand for Biobased Fuels and Chemicals -- 7.7 Potential Impacts on Price of Transportation Fuels and Chemicals Assuming Various Scenarios of World Economic Growth -- 7.8 Projection of Energy‐Related CO2 Emissions With or Without Remediation Technology -- 7.9 Government Impact on Demand for Biofuels and Biobased Chemicals -- 7.10 Perspectives -- References -- Part II: Chemicals and Transportation Fuels from Biomass -- 8 Sustainable Platform Chemicals from Biomass -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 2‐Carbon -- 8.3 3‐Carbon -- 8.4 4‐Carbon -- 8.5 5‐Carbon -- 8.6 6‐Carbon -- 8.7 Perspectives -- References -- 9 Biofuels from Microalgae and Seaweeds: Potentials of Industrial Scale Production -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Biofuels.

9.3 Biofuels from Microalgae and Seaweeds -- 9.4 Recent Developments in Algae Processing Technologies -- 9.5 Potential for Industrial Scale Production -- 9.6 Progresses in the Commercial Production of Alga‐Based Biofuels -- 9.7 Perspectives -- References -- 10 Advanced Fermentation Technologies: Conversion of Biomass to Ethanol by Organisms Other than Yeasts, a Case for Escherichia coli -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Zymomonas mobilis -- 10.3 Escherichia coli -- 10.4 Osmotic Stress of High Sugar Concentration -- 10.5 Inhibitor‐Tolerant Ethanologenic E. coli -- 10.6 Engineering Bacterial Biocatalysts Other than E. coli for the Production of Ethanol Using the PDC/ADH Pathway -- 10.7 Ethanol Production by Non‐PDC Pathways -- 10.8 Partition of Carbon at the Pyruvate Node -- 10.9 Other Metabolic Pathways that Contribute to Ethanol Production -- 10.10 Perspectives -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 11 Clostridia and Process Engineering for Energy Generation* -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Recent Technological Advances -- 11.3 Economic Modelling and Case Study -- 11.4 Perspectives -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 12 Fuel Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Materials Using Recombinant Yeasts -- 12.1 Review of Current Fuel Ethanol Production -- 12.2 Evolution of Cost of Cellulosic Ethanol Production -- 12.3 Technological Opportunities to Reduce Cellulosic Ethanol Production Costs -- 12.4 Perspectives: Approaches to Optimize the Use of Lignocellulosic and Waste Materials as Feedstocks -- References -- 13 Enzymes for Cellulosic Biomass Hydrolysis and Saccharification -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Glycosyl Hydrolases: General Structure and Mechanism -- 13.3 The Cellulase Enzyme System -- 13.4 The Hemicellulase Enzyme System -- 13.5 Microorganisms for Biomass Hydrolysis -- 13.6 Perspectives -- Acknowledgement -- References.

14 Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuels and Green Commodity Chemicals -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) -- 14.3 The Origin and Principles of Life Cycle Assessment -- 14.4 Developing a Life Cycle Assessment -- 14.5 Scope of the Life Cycle Assessment: Attributional verses Consequential -- 14.6 Biofuels and Green Commodity Chemicals -- 14.7 Feedstocks for Biofuels -- 14.8 Conversion of Feedstock -- 14.9 Supply Chain and Logistics -- 14.10 Using LCA as a Tool to Assess GHG Emissions and Other Impacts Associated with Bioethanol Production and Supply -- 14.11 Discussion on the Suitability of LCA -- 14.12 Perspectives: Moving Forward with the LCA Concept -- References -- Part III: Hydrogen and Methane -- 15 Biotechnological Production of Fuel Hydrogen and Its Market Deployment -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Hydrogen Production Through Dark Fermentation -- 15.3 Hydrogen Production Through Photofermentation -- 15.4 Hydrogen Production by Combined Systems -- 15.5 Perspectives -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 16 Deployment of Biogas Production Technologies in Emerging Countries -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Types of Feedstock -- 16.3 Pretreatment Technologies of Anaerobic Digestion Feedstocks -- 16.4 Full‐scale Implementation Status of Anaerobic Digestion in Developing Countries -- 16.5 Perspectives -- References -- 17 Hydrogen Production by Algae -- 17.1 Importance of Hydrogen Production -- 17.2 Hydrogen Producing Microorganisms -- 17.3 Hydrogen Producing Algae (Macro-Micro) Species -- 17.4 Production of Biohydrogen Through Fermentation -- 17.5 Technologies (Solar Algae Fuel Cell/Microbial Fuel Cell) -- 17.6 Possibility of Commercial Production of Hydrogen -- 17.7 Perspectives and Future Implications of Algae in Biotechnology -- References -- 18 Production and Utilization of Methane Biogas as Renewable Fuel -- 18.1 Introduction.

18.2 Anaerobic Digestion -- 18.3 Mechanism of Anaerobic Digestion -- 18.4 Significant Factors Influencing Anaerobic Digestion -- 18.5 Strategies Applied to Enhance Microalgae Methane Biogas Production -- 18.6 Utilization of Methane Biogas as a Renewable Fuel -- 18.7 Perspectives -- References -- Part IV: Perspectives -- 19 Integrated Biorefineries for the Production of Bioethanol, Biodiesel, and Other Commodity Chemicals -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Types of Biorefineries -- 19.3 Biorefinery Platforms -- 19.4 Integrated Biorefineries -- 19.5 Coproducts -- 19.6 Integrating Ethanol and Biodiesel Refineries -- 19.7 Economical Aspects -- 19.8 Perspectives -- References -- 20 Lignocellulosic Crops as Sustainable Raw Materials for Bioenergy -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Major Lignocellulosic Industrial Crops -- 20.3 Social, Economic and Environmental Aspects in Sustainability Criteria -- 20.4 Processing Alternatives for Lignocellulosic Bioenergy Crops -- 20.5 Filling the Gap: From Farm to Industry -- 20.6 Perspectives -- References -- 21 Industrial Waste Valorization: Applications to the Case of Liquid Biofuels -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 Types of Industrial Waste for Biofuel Production -- 21.3 Ethanol Production -- 21.4 Butanol -- 21.5 Biodiesel -- 21.6 Perspectives -- References -- 22 The Environmental Impact of Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Energy Generation, and Other Sustainable Development Strategies Implemented by the Food Manufacturing Sector -- 22.1 Introduction -- 22.2 Overview of the Food Manufacturing Industry -- 22.3 Chemicals and Chemical Wastes in the Food Manufacturing Industry -- 22.4 Pollution Prevention in Food Manufacturing -- 22.5 Perspectives -- Disclaimer -- References -- 23 Financing Strategies for Sustainable Bioenergy and the Commodity Chemicals Industry -- 23.1 The Current Financing Scenario at Global Level.

23.2 Ethanol Biofuel Industry - An Overview.

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