Catalysis for alternative energy generation - Guczi, L., 1932-; Erdohelyi, Andras (New York : Springer, 2012)
Introduction and General Overview / Gabriele Centi, Paola Lanzafame and Siglinda Perathoner -- Catalytic Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Transportation Fuels / Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz and James A. Dumesic -- Utilization of Biogas as a Renewable Carbon Source: Dry Reforming of Methane / Christina Papadopoulou, Haris Matralis and Xenophon Verykios -- Reforming of Ethanol / Andras Erdohelyi -- Methanol Steam Reforming / Malte Behrens and Marc Armbruster -- Biodiesel Production Using Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysts: A Review / Ajay K. Dalai, Titipong Issariyakul and Chinmoy Baroi -- Heterogeneous Catalysts for Converting Renewable Feedstocks to Fuels and Chemicals / Karen Wilson, Adam F. Lee and Jean-Philippe Dacquin -- Catalytic Combustion of Methane / Naoto Kamiuchi and Koichi Eguchi -- The Status of Catalysts in PEMFC Technology / M. Aulice Scibioh and B. Viswanathan -- Catalysis for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells / C. Bock, B. MacDougall and C.-L. Sun -- Some Colloidal Routes to Synthesize Metal Nanoparticle-Based Catalysts / Szilvia Papp, Laszlo Korosi, Rita Patakfalvi and Imre Dekany -- Synthesis, Structure, and Photocatalytic Activity of Titanium Dioxide and Some of Its Surface-Modified Derivatives / Laszlo Korosi, Szilvia Papp and Imre Dekany -- Photocatalysis: Toward Solar Fuels and Chemicals / Guido Mul -- Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives / Andras Tompos.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Biomass chemicals; Catalysis; Renewable energy sources