Biofuels and Biorefining. Volume 2: Intensification Processes and Biorefineries

Table of Contents

1. Process intensification in biofuels production
2. Purification of bio-alcohols obtained from fermentation processes through membrane and membrane-assisted separation methods
3. A review of intensification technologies for biodiesel production
4. Intensified technologies for the production of renewable aviation fuel
5. Opportunities in the intensification of the production of biofuels for the generation of electrical and thermal energy
6. Intensified and hybrid distillation technologies for the production of high value-added products from lignocellulosic biomass
7. Intensification of biodiesel production through Computational Fluid Dynamics
8. Control properties of intensified distillation processes: biobutanol purification
9. An integrated approach to the design of modular and intensified biorefineries with environmental, safety, and economic objectives
10. Production of biofuels and biomass-derived products through biorefinery scheme with intensified technologies
11. Modelling and optimization of supply chains: applications to conventional and intensified biorefineries
12. Life cycle approach for the sustainability assessment of intensified biorefineries
13. Social impact assessment in designing supply chains for biorefineries

Authors

Claudia Gutierrez-Antonio Professor-Researcher, Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico. Dr. Claudia Guti�rrez-Antonio got her Master and Ph.D. degrees from Instituto Tecnol�gico de Celaya in 2003 and 2007, respectively. Currently, she is professor-researcher at Universidad Aut�noma de Quer�taro and she is member of the National Research System of Mexico. Her research interest is in the area of intensification and optimization of renewable aviation fuel production processes. She has published more than 30 papers, 8 book chapters and 1 book. Fernando Israel Gomez Castro Professor-Researcher, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. Dr. Fernando Israel G�mez-Castro got his Master and Ph.D. degrees in Universidad de Guanajuato (2007) and Instituto Tecnol�gico de Celaya (2010), respectively. He stayed as scholar researcher at Texas A&M University. Currently, he is professor-researcher at Universidad de Guanajuato and he is member of the National Research System of Mexico. His research interest is in the area of control studies and optimization of biofuel production processes, including renewable aviation fuel. He has published 35 papers, 15 book chapters and 2 books.