Biorefinery of alternative resources : targeting green fuels and platform chemicals

Biorefinery of alternative resources : targeting green fuels and platform chemicals / Sonil Nanda, Dai-Viet N. Vo, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, editor.

This book summarizes recent advances in the processing of waste biomass resources to produce biofuels and biochemicals. Worldwide interest in clean energy sources, environmental protection, and mitigating global warming is rapidly gaining momentum and spurring on the search for alternative energy so...

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Other Authors: Nanda, Sonil, N. Vo, Dai-Viet, Sarangi, Prakash Kumar
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, ©2020.
Subjects:
Biomass energy.
Biomass conversion.
Biomass conversion
Biomass energy
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Editors and Contributors
  • About the Editors
  • Contributors
  • 1: Growth of Biofuels Sector: Opportunities, Challenges, and Outlook
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Biofuel Scenario in Canada and the World
  • 1.3 Policies and Their Impacts on the Success of Advanced Biofuels: Scenario in Canada and the World
  • 1.4 Outlook for a Sustainable Future
  • 1.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • 2: Bioconversion of Agro-industrial Residues to Second-Generation Bioethanol
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Composition of Lignocellulosic Biomass
  • 2.3 Commonly Available Agricultural Crop Residues in the World
  • 2.3.1 Barley and Coffee Residues
  • 2.3.2 Sugarcane, Maize, Rice, and Wheat Residues
  • 2.3.3 Cotton
  • 2.3.4 Oil Palm Residues
  • 2.3.5 Potato Residues
  • 2.3.6 Soybean Residues
  • 2.4 Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Residues
  • 2.4.1 Cellulases
  • 2.4.2 Auxiliary Activity 9 Enzyme and Swollenin Protein
  • 2.4.3 Hemicellulases
  • 2.4.4 Pectin-Degrading Enzyme System
  • 2.4.5 Delignifying Enzymes
  • 2.5 Bioconversion of Biomass to Second-Generation Bioethanol
  • 2.6 Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
  • 2.7 Obtaining an Enzymatic Consortium
  • 2.8 Fermentation for the Production of Second-Generation Bioethanol
  • 2.9 Conclusions
  • References
  • 3: Catalytic Transformation of Ethanol to Industrially Relevant Fine Chemicals
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Conversion of Ethanol to Small Oxygenates
  • 3.2.1 Acetaldehyde
  • 3.2.2 Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate
  • 3.2.3 Acetone
  • 3.3 Conversion of Ethanol to Hydrocarbons
  • 3.3.1 Ethylene
  • 3.3.2 Propylene
  • 3.3.3 Butanol
  • 3.3.4 1,3-Butadiene
  • 3.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • 4: Selective Bioethanol Conversion to Chemicals and Fuels via Advanced Catalytic Approaches
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Dehydration of Ethanol
  • 4.2.1 Diethyl Ether Production
  • 4.2.2 Ethylene Production
  • 4.2.3 Propylene Production
  • 4.3 Oxidation of Ethanol
  • 4.3.1 Ethylene Oxide Production
  • 4.3.2 Acetic Acid Production
  • 4.4 Steam Reforming of Ethanol and Dehydrogenation
  • 4.4.1 Steam Reforming of Ethanol to Hydrogen
  • 4.4.2 Dehydrogenation of Ethanol
  • 4.4.2.1 Acetaldehyde
  • 4.4.2.2 Ethyl Acetate
  • 4.5 Guerbet Reaction of Ethanol
  • 4.6 Conclusions
  • References
  • 5: A Spotlight on Butanol and Propanol as Next-Generation Synthetic Fuels
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Divergent Fuel Properties of Ethanol, Propanol, and Butanol
  • 5.3 Petrochemical Routes for Butanol Production
  • 5.4 Biological Route for Butanol Production
  • 5.5 Petrochemical Routes for Propanol Production
  • 5.6 Biological Routes for Propanol Production
  • 5.7 Challenges and Future Perspectives
  • 5.8 Conclusions
  • References
  • 6: Technological Advancements in the Production and Application of Biomethanol
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Industrial Applications of Methanol

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