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Efficiency and Sustainability in Biofuel Production (eBook, PDF)

Environmental and Land-Use Research

Redaktion: Gikonyo, Barnabas

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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.The world's interest in reducing petroleum use has led to the rapid development of the biofuel industry over the past decade or so. However, there is increasing concern over how current food-based biofuels affect both food security and the environment. Second-generation biofuels, however, use wid

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Barnabas Gikonyo graduated from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (2007), with a PhD in organic and materials chemistry. He currently teaches organic and general chemistry classes at the State University of New York Geneseo, along with corresponding laboratories and the oversight of general chemistry labs. His research interests range from the application of various biocompatible, polymeric materials as "biomaterial bridging surfaces" for the repair of spinal cord injuries, to the use of osteoconductive cements for the repair of critical sized bone defects/fractures. Currently, he is studying the development of alternative, non-food biofuels.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498728867
• Artikelnr.: 43977680