Wyman Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and Chemical Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-56040-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 568 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Series in Renewable Resources

Plant biomass is attracting increasing attention as asustainable resource for large-scale production of renewable fuelsand chemicals. However, in order to successfully compete withpetroleum, it is vital that biomass conversion processes aredesigned to minimize costs and maximize yields. Advances inpretreatment technology are critical in order to develophigh-yielding, cost-competitive routes to renewable fuels andchemicals.
Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological andChemical Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals presents acomprehensive overview of the currently available aqueouspretreatment technologies for cellulosic biomass, highlighting thefundamental chemistry and biology of each method, key attributesand limitations, and opportunities for future advances.
Topics covered include:
* The importance of biomass conversion to fuels
* The role of pretreatment in biological and chemicalconversion of biomass
* Composition and structure of biomass, andrecalcitrance to conversion
* Fundamentals of biomass pretreatment at low, neutraland high pH
* Ionic liquid and organosolv pretreatments tofractionate biomass
* Comparative data for application of leadingpretreatments and effect of enzyme formulations
* Physical and chemical features of pretreatedbiomass
* Economics of pretreatment for biologicalprocessing
* Methods of analysis and enzymatic conversion ofbiomass streams
* Experimental pretreatment systems from multiwellplates to pilot plant operations
This comprehensive reference book provides an authoritativesource of information on the pretreatment of cellulosic biomass toaid those experienced in the field to access the most currentinformation on the topic. It will also be invaluable to thoseentering the growing field of biomass conversion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wyman, Charles E.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Charles Wyman has devoted most of his career to leading advancement of technology for biological conversion of cellulosic biomass to ethanol and other products that will reduce our excessive dependence on petroleum. A substantial portion of this research is directed at advancing technologies for the most expensive and critical unit operations: pretreatment and cellulose and hemicellulose hydrolysis. Professor Wyman is Chair in Environmental Engineering at the Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Riverside.