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Biofuels have recently attracted a lot of attention, mainly as alternative fuels for applications in energy generation and transportation. The utilization of biofuels in such controlled combustion processes has the great advantage of not depleting the limited resources of fossil fuels while leading to emissions of greenhouse gases and smoke particles similar to those of fossil fuels. On the other hand, a vast amount of biofuels are subjected to combustion in small-scale processes, such as for heating and cooking in residential dwellings, as well as in agricultural operations, such as crop residue removal and land clearing. In addition, large amounts of biomass are consumed annually during forest and savanna fires in many parts of the world. These types of burning processes are typically uncontrolled and unregulated. Consequently, the emissions from these processes may be larger compared to industrial-type operations. Aside from direct effects on human health, especially due to a sizeable fraction of the smoke emissions remaining inside residential homes, the smoke particles and gases released from uncontrolled biofuel combustion impose significant effects on the regional and global climate. Estimates have shown the majority of carbonaceous airborne particulate matter to be derived from the combustion of biofuels and biomass. “Production of Biofuels and Numerical Modelling of Chemical Combustion Systems” comprehensively overviews and includes in-depth technical research papers addressing recent progress in biofuel production and combustion processes. To be specific, this book contains sixteen high-quality studies (fifteen research papers and one review paper) addressing techniques and methods for bioenergy and biofuel production as well as challenges in the broad area of process modelling and control in combustion processes.

microalgae --- hydrothermal liquefaction --- pretreatment --- low O and N biocrude --- biodiesel --- esterification --- free fatty acids --- glycerol --- waste cooking oil --- Computational Fluid Dynamics --- two-stroke --- dual-fuel engine --- simulation --- pre-combustion chamber --- internal combustion engine --- particulate matter emissions --- biomorphic silicon carbide --- vegetal waste --- diesel particulate filter --- biocrude --- metal-oxide catalyst --- bioethanol --- dilute acid pretreatment --- enzymatic hydrolysis --- olive stones --- Pachysolen tannophilus --- response surface methodology --- compression ignition --- direct injection --- cryogenic gas --- diesel engines --- dual fuel engines --- natural gas --- greenhouse gas emissions --- particulate matter --- carotenoids --- extremophiles --- microalgal biotechnology --- eucalyptus kraft lignin --- tree leaf --- pellet --- additive --- biofuel --- circular economy --- piston bowl --- alternative fuel --- vanes --- emulsified biofuel --- combustion --- gasification --- olive --- olive oils --- olive-pruning debris --- olive pomaces --- pyrolysis --- biogas --- environmental impact --- life cycle assessment --- olive pomace --- sustainability --- TGA --- hemicellulose --- cellulose --- lignin --- pseudocomponent kinetic model --- biomass --- culture --- scale-up --- Phaeodactylum tricornutum --- burning characteristics --- fatty acid methyl ester --- added water content --- fuel structure --- distillation temperature --- layered double hydroxide --- toluene steam reforming --- tar --- Ni-based catalyst --- hydrotalcite --- hydrogen production --- n/a

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The book presents a series of articles devoted to modeling, simulation, and optimization of processes, mainly chemical. General methods for process modeling and numerical simulation are described with flowsheeting. Population balances are addressed in detail with application to crystal production; energy saving is frequently optimized, including exergy analysis. The coupling between process simulation and computational fluid dynamics is studied for air classification and bubble columns. Pressure swing adsorption, reactive distillation, and nanofiltration are explained in general and applied to particular processes. The synthesis of carbon dots is solved by the design of experiments method. A safety study addresses the consequences of gas explosion.

History of engineering & technology --- volume-based population balance model with fines dissolution --- quadrature method of moments --- orthogonal polynomials --- population balance equation --- dynamic flowsheet simulation --- transformation matrix --- process modelling --- agglomeration --- milling --- solids --- multidimensional distributed parameters --- nanofiltration --- total volume membrane charge density --- modeling DSPM model --- ceramic membrane --- ionic strength --- heavy oil reservoir --- in-situ combustion --- oil recovery --- numerical simulation --- pressure swing adsorption (PSA) --- carbon molecular sieve (CMS) --- adsorption --- nitrogen --- nitrogen generator --- tapioca --- response surface methodology --- artificial neural network --- carbon dots --- hydrothermal --- photoluminescence --- organic --- butyric anhydride --- single reactive distillation column --- internal material circulation --- dynamic control --- modeling --- optimization --- ultrafiltration --- membrane module --- cross-flow --- protein solution --- combination system --- flame acceleration simulator (FLACS) --- pipe length --- ignition position --- fault diagnosis --- distillation --- inverse problem --- parameter estimation --- turbo air classifier --- process parameters --- particle trajectory --- relative classification sharpness index --- ammonia production --- numerical modelling --- steam methane reforming --- simulation --- Formox Perstorp --- formalin --- fixed catalytic bed reactor --- silver catalyst --- metal oxide catalyst --- exergy --- advanced exergy analysis --- organic Rankine cycle --- regenerative cycle --- reactive distillation --- steady state simulation --- Inside-Out method --- CFD --- bubble plume --- oscillation and offset characteristic --- bubble --- gas-liquid flow --- process steam drive --- software linking --- heat pump --- propane-propylene separation --- steam network --- pressure and heat losses --- energy efficiency --- co-processing --- bio-oil --- vacuum gas oil --- LCA --- Eco-indicator 99 --- FCC --- volume-based population balance model with fines dissolution --- quadrature method of moments --- orthogonal polynomials --- population balance equation --- dynamic flowsheet simulation --- transformation matrix --- process modelling --- agglomeration --- milling --- solids --- multidimensional distributed parameters --- nanofiltration --- total volume membrane charge density --- modeling DSPM model --- ceramic membrane --- ionic strength --- heavy oil reservoir --- in-situ combustion --- oil recovery --- numerical simulation --- pressure swing adsorption (PSA) --- carbon molecular sieve (CMS) --- adsorption --- nitrogen --- nitrogen generator --- tapioca --- response surface methodology --- artificial neural network --- carbon dots --- hydrothermal --- photoluminescence --- organic --- butyric anhydride --- single reactive distillation column --- internal material circulation --- dynamic control --- modeling --- optimization --- ultrafiltration --- membrane module --- cross-flow --- protein solution --- combination system --- flame acceleration simulator (FLACS) --- pipe length --- ignition position --- fault diagnosis --- distillation --- inverse problem --- parameter estimation --- turbo air classifier --- process parameters --- particle trajectory --- relative classification sharpness index --- ammonia production --- numerical modelling --- steam methane reforming --- simulation --- Formox Perstorp --- formalin --- fixed catalytic bed reactor --- silver catalyst --- metal oxide catalyst --- exergy --- advanced exergy analysis --- organic Rankine cycle --- regenerative cycle --- reactive distillation --- steady state simulation --- Inside-Out method --- CFD --- bubble plume --- oscillation and offset characteristic --- bubble --- gas-liquid flow --- process steam drive --- software linking --- heat pump --- propane-propylene separation --- steam network --- pressure and heat losses --- energy efficiency --- co-processing --- bio-oil --- vacuum gas oil --- LCA --- Eco-indicator 99 --- FCC

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The book presents a series of articles devoted to modeling, simulation, and optimization of processes, mainly chemical. General methods for process modeling and numerical simulation are described with flowsheeting. Population balances are addressed in detail with application to crystal production; energy saving is frequently optimized, including exergy analysis. The coupling between process simulation and computational fluid dynamics is studied for air classification and bubble columns. Pressure swing adsorption, reactive distillation, and nanofiltration are explained in general and applied to particular processes. The synthesis of carbon dots is solved by the design of experiments method. A safety study addresses the consequences of gas explosion.

volume-based population balance model with fines dissolution --- quadrature method of moments --- orthogonal polynomials --- population balance equation --- dynamic flowsheet simulation --- transformation matrix --- process modelling --- agglomeration --- milling --- solids --- multidimensional distributed parameters --- nanofiltration --- total volume membrane charge density --- modeling DSPM model --- ceramic membrane --- ionic strength --- heavy oil reservoir --- in-situ combustion --- oil recovery --- numerical simulation --- pressure swing adsorption (PSA) --- carbon molecular sieve (CMS) --- adsorption --- nitrogen --- nitrogen generator --- tapioca --- response surface methodology --- artificial neural network --- carbon dots --- hydrothermal --- photoluminescence --- organic --- butyric anhydride --- single reactive distillation column --- internal material circulation --- dynamic control --- modeling --- optimization --- ultrafiltration --- membrane module --- cross-flow --- protein solution --- combination system --- flame acceleration simulator (FLACS) --- pipe length --- ignition position --- fault diagnosis --- distillation --- inverse problem --- parameter estimation --- turbo air classifier --- process parameters --- particle trajectory --- relative classification sharpness index --- ammonia production --- numerical modelling --- steam methane reforming --- simulation --- Formox Perstorp --- formalin --- fixed catalytic bed reactor --- silver catalyst --- metal oxide catalyst --- exergy --- advanced exergy analysis --- organic Rankine cycle --- regenerative cycle --- reactive distillation --- steady state simulation --- Inside–Out method --- CFD --- bubble plume --- oscillation and offset characteristic --- bubble --- gas–liquid flow --- process steam drive --- software linking --- heat pump --- propane–propylene separation --- steam network --- pressure and heat losses --- energy efficiency --- n/a --- co-processing --- bio-oil --- vacuum gas oil --- LCA --- Eco-indicator 99 --- FCC --- Inside-Out method --- gas-liquid flow --- propane-propylene separation