Recent Advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-444-63289-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1220 g

This book provides general information and data on one of the most promising renewable energy sources: biomass for its thermochemical conversion. During the last few years, there has been increasing focus on developing the processes and technologies for the conversion of biomass to liquid and gaseous fuels and chemicals, in particular to develop low-cost technologies.

This book provides date-based scientific information on the most advanced and innovative processing of biomass as well as the process development elements on thermochemical processing of biomass for the production of biofuels and bio-products on (biomass-based biorefinery). The conversion of biomass to biofuels and other value-added products on the principle biorefinery offers potential from technological perspectives as alternate energy. The book covers intensive R&D and technological developments done during the last few years in the area of renewable energy utilizing biomass as feedstock and will be highly beneficial for the researchers, scientists and engineers working in the area of biomass-biofuels- biorefinery.

Zielgruppe

<p>Chemical engineers, biochemical engineers, microbiologists, biotechnologists working in academic and research institutes, or in industry or governmental agencies.MS/M Tech students, Ph D scholars, and researchers studying biohydrogen production, wastewater treatment for value-addition, alternate energy sources, renewable energy from biomass. </p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pandey, Ashok

Bhaskar, Thallada

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Biogasanlagen, Energie aus Biomasse
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Industrielle Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: General 1. Introduction (Prof Ashok Pandey, India) 2. Feedstock suitability for thermo-chemical processes (Dr Rupam Kataki, India) 3. Analytical techniques as a tool to understand the reaction mechanism (Prof Emma Jakab, Hungary) 4. Catalysts for the thermo-chemical conversion of biomass (Dr Thallada Bhaskar, India) 5. Artificial neural networks for thermo-chemical conversion of biomass (Prof Juan Carlos Bruno) 6. Thermo-chemical biorefinery (Ms Bhavya Balagurumurthy, India)

Part 2: Primary Processes 7. Pyrolysis of biomass (Prof. Philip Steele, USA) 8. Gasification of biomass to produce syngas (Prof Yohan Richardson, Burkina Faso) 9. Hydrothermal gasification of biomass (Prof Y Matsumura, Japan) 10. Hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass (Dr Thallada Bhaskar, India) 11. Carbonization of biomass (Dr Frederik Ronsse, Belgium) 12. Hydrothermal carbonization of biomass (Dr Maria Magdelana Titrici, UK)

Part 3: Secondary Processes 13. Co-processing of upgraded bio-oil in fluid catalytic cracking (Prof Ulises Sedran, Argentina) 14. Biomass gasification and Fischer-Tropsch process to produce liquid hydrocarbons (Prof VS Moholkar, India) 15. Conversion of cellulose-derived compounds into value-added chemicals using carbon dioxide and water (Dr M Shirai, Japan) 16. Thermo-chemical valorisation of lignin (Dr Thallada Bhaskar, India)

Über Autor(innen)

Pandey, Ashok
Prof. Ashok Pandey is currently Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow. His major research and technological development interests are industrial and environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels and chemicals, waste to wealth and energy, etc.

Bhaskar, Thallada
Dr Thallada Bhaskar, Senior Scientist, is currently heading the Thermo-catalytic Processes Area, Bio-Fuels Division (BFD) at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, India. He received Ph D for his work at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) from Osmania University, Hyderabad in the year 1999. He carried out Postdoctoral Research at Okayama University, Okayama, Japan after which he joined as Research Assistant Professor and taught catalysis, chemical kinetics and thermodynamics for ~7 years. He has about 90 publications in journals of international repute, contributed 10 book chapters to renowned publishers (ACS, Elsevier, Woodhead Publishing, CRC Press etc) and 11 patents to his in his field of expertise in addition to 250 national and international symposia presentations.

His 20 years of research experience cover various fields of science revolving around his expertise in heterogeneous catalysis thermo-chemical conversion of biomass, waste plastics and e-waste plastics into value added hydrocarbons. He has prepared several catalysts and thrown a light on the structure activity relationships of novel catalytic materials for hydrotreatment of fossil based crudes. His contributions to the field of sustainable hydrocarbons are in the form of process knowhow and catalyst developments. His patents and publications discuss crucial points encompassing wide areas of thermo-catalytic conversion like pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction for biomass (agricultural, forest residues and aquatic biomass) and plastic waste (industrial and e-waste) conversion. In addition he worked on developing micro-channel reactors for several chemical reactions and separation processes. His other interests include utilization of non-conventional energies for the sustainable production of hydrocarbons utilizing the polymeric wastes available which will make the thermo-chemical methods of conversion more energy efficient.

In view of his expertise, he is on the editorial board of 2 international peer reviewed journals and expert member of several committees. He received the Distinguished Researcher award from AIST (2013), Japan and Most Progressive Researcher award from FSRJ, Japan (2008). He is also the Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India and member of the Governing Council. He received the Raman Research Fellowship for the year 2013-14. He was also a JSPS Visiting Scientist to Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan during 2009. He has carried out several research projects with great success with national and international collaborators. He has organized several international symposia in India and abroad in this area and visited several countries to deliver invited/ plenary lectures.