Value-chain of Biofuels : Fundamentals, Technology, and Standardization

Value-Chain of Biofuels: Fundamentals, Technology, and Standardization presents the fundamental aspects of biofuel production, from biomass conversion technologies and biofuels’ end products to related policy regulation and standardization. Sections explore the current biofuels industry, addressing pretreatment, feedstocks, and conversion processes, review different pathways to produce biofuels, including bioethanol, biochar, biogas/bio-hydrogen, bio-oil, biodiesel, and many others, and finally, present policy regulation and standardization on biofuel production, with a focus on applications. Case studies are provided alongside reviews from academic and industry perspectives, discussing economics and lifecycle assessments (LCA) of biofuel production, as well as analyses of supply chains.

Offering a comprehensive and timely overview, this book provides an ideal reference for researchers and practitioners working in bioenergy and renewable energy, but it will also be of interest to chemists, bioengineers, chemical engineers, and the agricultural and petrochemical industries.

• Helps readers gain academic and industry perspectives on biofuel production with the inclusion of lab-based experimentation and informative case studies
• Contains an exhaustive analysis of biomass conversion technologies for biofuels and biochemicals
• Provides a clear and concise text that avoids the overuse of jargon and technical language

Professor Ir. Dr Suzana Yusup, is the Head of HICoE Center for Biofuel & Biochemical Research (CBBR) and is a full Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia. Her research interest is in the area of biomass conversion to biofuels and bio-chemicals, material development, and greener processes. To date, Professor Dr Suzana Yusup has authored one book, 26 book chapters, more than 300 scientific articles in high impact journals and as conference papers, 19 patents (including 7 granted patents).

Dr Nor Adilla Rashidi (AMIchemE) holds a bachelor’s in chemical engineering (Hons.) (2010), Master of Science degree (MSc) in Chemical Engineering (2014), and a Doctorate degree (PhD) in Chemical Engineering (2020) from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. Her main research interests focus on biomaterial development, wastewater treatment, and carbon capture and storage. To date, she had published 20 peer-reviewed articles including 14 articles as the first author in numerous high impact factors publications, including Energy, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of CO2 Utilization, etc. with the cumulative citation number of 458 and h-index of 11 (Source: SCOPUS). ). She is currently affiliated with several professional associations, including Malaysia Board of Technologist (Graduate Technologist), Board of Engineers Malaysia (Graduate Engineer), and Institution of Chemical Engineers (Associate Member).