ABSTRACT
Volume 2 of Advances in Carbon Management Technologies has 21 chapters. It presents the introductory chapter again, for framing the challenges that confront the proposed solutions discussed in this volume. Section 4 presents various ways biomass and biomass wastes can be manipulated to provide a low-carbon footprint of the generation of power, heat and co-products, and of recovery and reuse of biomass wastes for beneficial purposes. Section 5 provides potential carbon management solutions in urban and manufacturing environments. This section also provides state-of the-art of battery technologies for the transportation sector. The chapters in section 6 deals with electricity and the grid, and how decarbonization can be practiced in the electricity sector.
The overall topic of advances in carbon management is too broad to be covered in a book of this size. It was not intended to cover every possible aspect that is relevant to the topic. Attempts were made, however, to highlight the most important issues of decarbonization from technological viewpoints. Over the years carbon intensity of products and processes has decreased, but the proportion of energy derived from fossil fuels has been stubornly stuck at about 80%. This has occurred despite very rapid development of renewable fuels, because at the same time the use of fossil fuels has also increased. Thus, the challenges are truly daunting. It is hoped that the technology choices provided here will show the myriad ways that solutions will evolve. While policy decisions are the driving forces for technology development, the book was not designed to cover policy solutions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section 1|226 pages
Biomass Sector
chapter Chapter 5|23 pages
Industrial Oleochemicals from Used Cooking Oils (UCOs)
chapter Chapter 11|22 pages
A Logistics Analysis for Advancing Carbon and Nutrient Recovery from Organic Waste
chapter Chapter 12|19 pages
Efficient and Low-Carbon Energy Solution through Polygeneration with Biomass
section Section 2|76 pages
Manufacturing and Construction (Batteries, Built Environment, Automotive, and other Industries)
chapter Chapter 14|21 pages
Adaptive Lean and Green (L&G) Manufacturing Approach in Productivity and Carbon Management Enhancement
chapter Chapter 15|12 pages
Advancements, Challenges and Opportunities of Li -ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
section Section 3|62 pages
Electricity and the Grid