Biofuels for Road Transport A Seed to Wheel Perspective /

Biofuels for Road Transport: A Seed to Wheel Perspective provides a review of the history, the current status and the impact of biofuels used in road transport, across the full seed-to-wheel life cycle of these fuels. Successive chapters cover many issues relevant to the current debate on biofuels...

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Main Authors: Reijnders, Lucas. (Author), Huijbregts, Mark. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
Series:Green Energy and Technology,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-138-5
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Summary:Biofuels for Road Transport: A Seed to Wheel Perspective provides a review of the history, the current status and the impact of biofuels used in road transport, across the full seed-to-wheel life cycle of these fuels. Successive chapters cover many issues relevant to the current debate on biofuels, such as cost, competition with food production, contribution to energy security, use of natural resources, and environmental impact. The final chapter addresses common concerns about biofuels, including questions on sustainability and government policy. Biofuels for Road Transport: A Seed to Wheel Perspective is a valuable reference for professional engineers, researchers and postgraduate students involved in biofuels, renewable energy (including bioenergy) and the automotive industry.
Physical Description:online resource.
ISBN:9781848821385
ISSN:1865-3529