Catalysis for Alternative Energy Generation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Guczi, László (Editor), Erdôhelyi, András (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Renewable energy resources.; Chemical engineering.; Catalysis.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

The increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the decrease of the available amount of fossil fuels necessitate finding new alternative and sustainable energy sources in the near future. This book summarizes the role and the possibilities of catalysis in the production of new energy carriers...

Table of Contents:

• General overview
• Hydrogen energy by environmetally friendly fuels
• Hydrogen production
• Utilization of biomass
• Utilization of biogas and methane dry reforming
• Ethanol reforming
• Methanol reforming
• Biodiesel
• Catalysis beyond biodiesel including fine chemistry
• Low Temperature methane combustion
• Reaction in Membranes and Catalysts
• PEMFC
• DMFC
• Photocatalysis and solar cells
• Direct utilization of solar energy
• Concluding remarks and future perspectives. .