Biofuels

Methods and Protocols
2010
ISBN: 978-1-60761-213-1
Verlag: Humana Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 581, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 266 mm, Gewicht: 865 g

Reihe: Methods in Molecular Biology

This editor believes the public finally understands that bioenergy should be a critical new 39 component of our world’s future energy supply. While this new enlightenment might have 40 come from bioenergy’s environmentally friendly attributes and its renewable and sustain- 41 able nature, the reality is that the primary driver has been both the high cost of energy, 42 led recently by petroleum products, and the unique climatic changes such as local weather 43 events and reports of melting of ancient glaciers. I believe that much of the public under- 44 stands the primary cause of these changes is the growing demand for fossil fuels for heat- 45 ing and transportation needs driven by both population increases and dramatic economic 46 development around the globe. This increased demand, as well as global politics, has 47 impacted the costs for these energy products. At the same time, increased use of fossil fuels 48 has been liberating unprecedented levels of CO and other greenhouse gasses (GHGs) 49 2 that must be impacting the global climate. As a result, the world is looking for alternative 50 solutions. Renewable energy is one of the leading options as long as it is pursued in a sus- 51 tainable fashion. Of course, renewable energy has numerous sources, including wind, solar, 52 geothermal, ocean currents/tides, and bio-based energy. The latter category of renewable 53 energy is centered primarily on use of green plant matter, i. e.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mielenz, Jonathan R.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Biochemie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Biogasanlagen, Energie aus Biomasse
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Brennstoffe, Kraftstoffe, Explosivstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Biomass Supply Logistics and Infrastructure.- Selecting, Establishing, and Managing Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) for Biofuels.- Agronomic Experiences with Miscanthus x giganteus in Illinois, USA.- Genetic Transformation of Switchgrass.- Lignocellulosic Biomass Pretreatment Using AFEX.- Pretreatment of Biomass by Aqueous Ammonia for Bioethanol Production.- Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment of Cellulosic Biomass.- Dilute Acid and Autohydrolysis Pretreatment.- Lime Pretreatment.- Analytical Characterization of Fermentation Inhibitors in Biomass Pretreatment Samples Using Liquid Chromatography, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, and Tandem Mass Spectrometry.- Biomass Compositional Analysis for Energy Applications.- High-Throughput Screening of Plant Cell-Wall Composition Using Pyrolysis Molecular Beam Mass Spectroscopy.- Preparation and Analysis of Biomass Lignins.- Cellulase Assays.- Assessing Cellulase Performance on Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Saccharification and Fermentation-Based Protocols.- Basic Laboratory Culture Methods for Anaerobic Bacteria.- Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation and Partial Saccharification and Co-Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Ethanol Production.- Biodiesel: Small Scale Production and Quality Requirements.