A free downloadable textbook about bioethanol and its production. Follow this link to learn more: http://bookboon.com/en/textbooks/chemistry-chemical-engineering/bioethanol-science-and-technology-of-fuel-alcohol
Category: General
Wood Science 101(3) – Lignin
You’d be hard pressed to find a material more universally researched right now than lignin. It’s the second most abundant organic polymer on earth, behind cellulose. It’s what makes trees stand upright, what makes wood hold its shape, and what makes furniture support your weight when you sit on it. Lignin is everywhere in the biological realm, plays a huge part in maintaining the earth’s carbon cycle, and therefore, the environmental stability of the world, and is still one of the primary foci of the world’s scientific community. Follow this link to learn more: http://gowood.blogspot.com/2012/02/wood-science-1013-lignin.html
Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) Regulatory Impact Analysis
Revisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program for the implementation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Follow this link to learn more: http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/P1006DXP.TXT?ZyActionD=ZyDocument&Client=EPA&Index=2006+Thru+2010&File=D%3A%5CZYFILES%5CINDEX+DATA%5C06THRU10%5CTXT%5C00000015%5CP1006DXP.TXT&User=anonymous&Password=anonymous&ImageQuality=r85g16%2Fr85g16%2Fx150y150g16%2Fi500&Display=hpfrw&Back=ZyActionS&MaximumPages=5&Query=fname%3D%22P1006DXP.TXT%22#
Carbon Culture, UK Carbon Footprint-reduction Company
Real-time graphs of electricity/gas usage of UK public buildings, updated every 5 seconds Follow this link to learn more: http://www.carbonculture.net/
EIA Energy in Brief: General Energy Questions
Easy-to-understand answers to common questions about energy. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/energy_in_brief/
Petroleum & Other Liquids
EIA breaks down how much liquid fuel has been imported by the US since 2007. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_mbbl_a.htm
US Energy Information Administration: Annual Energy Review 2011
A report of historical annual energy statistics, including all forms of energy used in the US. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/index.cfm
Competitive Liquid Biofuels from Biomass
Comparing the economics of biofuel production from various feedstocks. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261910002850
Energy Production from Biomass (part 1): Overview of Biomass
The background to biomass production (in a European climate) and plant properties is examined. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852401001183
An Experimental Investigation on Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Diesel- Biodiesel Blends with Isobutanol as an Additive
Biodiesel with fuel additives has been gaining increased attention from engine researchers in view of the energy crisis and increasing environmental problems. The present work is aimed at experimental investigation of isobutanol as an additive to the diesel-biodiesel blends. Follow this link to learn more: http://papers.sae.org/2012-28-0011
