Biomass Conversion: The Interface of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Materials Science

By Chinnappan Baskar

Book Overview

Biomass Conversion to Energy.- Biomass Energy.- Lignocellulose Pretreatment by Ionic Liquids: A Promising Start Point for Bio-Energy Production.- Application of Ionic Liquids in the Conversion of Native Lignocellulosic Biomass to Biofuels.- Catalysts in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion.- Fatty Acids Derived Fuels from Biomass via Catalytic Deoxygenation.- Biobutanol: The Future Biofuel.- Molecular Genetic Strategies for Enhancing Plant Biomass for Cellulosic Ethanol Production.- Production of Bioethanol From Food Industry Waste: Microbiology, Biochemistry and Technology.- Enhancement of Bio-Hydrogen Production by Two-Stage Systems: Dark and Photo-Fermentation.- Organosolv Fractionation of Lignocelluloses for Fuels, Chemicals and Materials: A Biorefinery Processing Perspective.- Lignin as Source of Fine Chemicals: Vanillin and Syringaldehyde.- Liquefaction of Softwoods and Hardwoods in Supercritical Methanol: A Novel Approach to Bio-Oil Production.- Bioextraction: The Interface of Biotechnology and Green Chemistry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642444490
• ISBN13: 9783642444494
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"