Energy Conversion Technologies Fundamentals, Processes, and Application

This book offers a unified, quantitative treatment of energy conversion technologies for biomass and coal - two feedstock families usually studied apart. Beginning with core fuel properties (heating value, proximate and ultimate analysis) and the environmental case for cleaner conversion, it moves through biomass characterization and densification, then covers the three major conversion routes: thermochemical (pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, gasification), biochemical (anaerobic digestion, fermentation), and chemical (biodiesel, green diesel). A dedicated chapter parallels this with coal's own carbonization, gasification, liquefaction, and combustion stoichiometry. The book closes by examining how conventional and renewable technologies can be integrated into hybrid, multifuel, and grid-connected energy systems. Each chapter blends rigorous theory with fully worked numerical examples, figures, and scholarly references, making it suitable for graduate and senior undergraduate engineering students, researchers, and industry professionals seeking a practical, engineering-oriented foundation in modern energy conversion. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 238.…