Bioenergy Resources and Technologies

Table of Contents

Section 1: Biomass Energy 1. Usefulness of selected annual plants cultivated for more energy content biomass production purposes in a temperate climate 2. Catalytic pyrolysis of biomass using shape selective zeolites for bio-oil enhancement 3. Advance strategies for tar elimination from biomass gasification technique

Section 2: Biogas Energy 4. Biogas: A promising Clean energy technology 5. Potential applications of ionic liquids on gas separation and bio-oil cleaning process

Section 3: Hydrogen Energy 6. Technologies for renewable hydrogen production 7. Hydrogen production from electrolysis: mathematical modelling approach 8. Techno-economic evaluation of hydrogen energy by flow sheeting simulation and economic evaluation 9. Assessment of combined renewable sources and hydrogen storage for residential application

Section 4: Biofuels Energy 10. A comprehensive investigation on the effects of ceramic layering and cetane improver with avocado seed oil biodiesel fuelled diesel engine 11. Effect of low carbon biofuel on carbon emissions in biodiesel fuelled CI engine 12. Life cycle assessment and Techno-economic analysis of photosynthetic microalgae for sustainable biodiesel production

Section 5: Socio-economic Aspect of Bioenergy 13. Social, economic and environmental aspects of bioenergy resources 14. Policies and measures to promote the use of bioenergy resources for sustainable environmental

Authors

Abul Kalam Azad Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Australia. Dr Kalam Azad is a Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Technology at Central Queensland University, Australia. He has a strong record of research publications and achievement in the areas of renewable energy technologies, energy conversion, and thermofluids engineering and their relevant industrial applications. His research focuses on clean energy production and mitigation of environmental pollution. He has published about eighty scientific articles including three edited refereed books, eight book chapters, forty-seven journal articles, and twenty-four conference papers so far. He made significant contributions to engineering education, research, and scholarship. The recognition of his research has been strongly demonstrated through a large number of citations and h-index both in Scopus and Google Scholar. He is also working as a reviewer of different renowned international journals and books. Currently, he is a member of different professional bodies throughout the world. He has been significantly contributing to the strategic research on Clean and Sustainable Energy Technologies at Central Queensland University, Australia. Mohammad Masud Kamal Khan Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Australia. Dr. Masud Khan is Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, and formerly Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Technology at Queensland University. His area of teaching is fluid mechanics and research activities include fluid modelling and flow properties, rheology, Thermofluid and sustainable energy, and energy efficient technologies. He has 32 years of academic and research experience and over 380 publications including 3 edited books.