Biorefinery: From Biomass to Chemicals and Fuels : : Towards Circular Economy / / ed. by Michele Aresta, Angela Dibenedetto, Franck Dumeignil.

This updated edition presents topical knowledge and technologies for the thermal, chemo- and enzymatic-catalytic conversion of biomass into chemicals, materials and fuels. International experts from academia and industry cover the complete value chain from raw materials into final products. A new fo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Edition:2nd, revised edition
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XX, 649 p.) :; zahlr. Abb. u. Tab.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • About the Editors
  • Contributing Authors
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Transition from the linear to the circular economy. The role of biorefinery and catalysis
  • 2 Biorefineries of the future
  • 3 Terrestrial biomass production
  • 4 Production, uses and LCA assessment of aquatic biomass
  • 5 Bioconversion and downstream processing in the context of biorefinery: Principles and process examples
  • 6 Biomass pretreatment: Separation of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Existing technologies and perspectives
  • 7 Catalytic systems for the chemical conversion of lignocellulosic platform molecules into drop-in fuels for transport
  • 8 From cellulose to lipids
  • 9 New perspectives in lignin valorization: Lignin-derived nanostructures
  • 10 Biomass gasification: Gas production and cleaning for diverse applications: CHP and chemical syntheses
  • 11 From Syngas to fuels and chemicals: Chemical and biotechnological routes
  • 12 Anaerobic digestion of wet biomass. Biogas and biomethane world potential: Opportunities and challenges
  • 13 Homogeneously catalyzed conversion of sugars, sugar derivatives and oils to platform and specialty chemicals
  • 14 Heterogeneous catalysis applied to the conversion of biogenic substances, platform molecules and oils
  • 15 Hybrid catalysis: bridging two worlds for greener chemicals and energy production
  • 16 Pickering emulsions and biomass
  • 17 Case study on bioplastics
  • 18 Assessing the suitability of biomass conversion processes by region: The economic, social and ecological context
  • Index