Assess alternative fuel viability across environmental, economic, and policy dimensions

Scaling alternative fuels requires rigorous evaluation of environmental performance, economic feasibility, and regulatory alignment. Alternative Fuels and Their Environmental Impact: Challenges and Opportunities, edited by a team of researchers in catalysis, green chemistry, and chemical engineering, systematically analyzes biofuels, hydrogen, synthetic fuels, natural gas, renewable diesel, algal fuels, and biogas across these critical dimensions.

Each chapter examines both the potential and limitations of specific fuel types through case studies and policy discussions. Coverage extends to emerging applications in power generation, catalysis, bioprocessing, and energy storage. The book addresses the technical barriers to commercialization alongside economic viability assessments and analysis of policy and regulatory frameworks governing fuel adoption.

Readers will also find:

• Detailed environmental impact analyses for each alternative fuel type, from lifecycle emissions to land-use and water-use considerations
• Economic viability assessments comparing production costs, scalability constraints, and market readiness across diverse fuel categories
• Policy and regulatory framework analysis covering current legislation and its influence on alternative fuel adoption worldwide
• Case studies illustrating real-world deployment challenges and solutions for biofuels, hydrogen, and synthetic fuel technologies
• Coverage of electric vehicle integration alongside biogas and algal fuel developments for transportation and stationary power generation

Designed for environmental chemists, electrochemists, catalytic chemists, chemical engineers, and chemists in industry, this reference connects fuel science with policy and economics. Researchers and decision-makers evaluating alternative fuel strategies will find the technical depth and cross-disciplinary analysis needed to guide sustainable development actions.

Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India. His research spans organic chemistry, renewable energy, material science, and heterogeneous catalysis, with more than 140 published research papers and 21 book chapters.

Hu Li is a Professor at the Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, China. He has published more than 20 patents, 8 books, and over 200 peer-reviewed papers on sustainable catalysis and green chemistry.

Gopinath Halder is associated with the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India. He brings more than two decades of research experience in biofuel synthesis, heterogeneous carbonaceous catalyst preparation, and bioremediation, with over 200 published research articles.