SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Biomass has received considerable attention as a sustainable feedstock that can replace diminishing fossil fuels for the production of energy and chemicals. At the present mo… Read more
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Biomass has received considerable attention as a sustainable feedstock that can replace diminishing fossil fuels for the production of energy and chemicals. At the present moment in the oil refining, petrochemical and chemical industry, after fractionation of crude oil, various fractions are upgraded either to fuels or functionalized to produce intermediates and specialty chemicals. An analogous concept of biorefining is based on the utilization of biomass as a renewable source of carbon, which could be transformed to valuable chemicals. Although various aspects of biomass transformations are frequently discussed in the literature, chemical engineering aspects of such transformations are commonly not considered. The aim of the present book is to fill this void.
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Contributors
Preface
Chapter One. Engineering Aspects of Bioethanol Synthesis
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Polysaccharides: Potent Raw Materials for Bioethanol Production
3. Monosaccharides (Monomeric Sugars)
4. Sugar Analysis
5. Production of Ethanol from Renewable Feedstocks
6. Cellulosic Ethanol
7. Historical and Current Considerations Around Cellulosic Bioethanol
8. Thermodynamic Analysis of Ethanol Production from Biomass
9. Biofilm Reactors for Bioethanol Production
10. Kinetic Analysis of Bioethanol Production
11. Biomass-to-Liquid Ethanol Production from Synthesis Gas
12. Bioethanol Valorization over Inorganic Heterogeneous Catalysts: Classical Liquid and Gaseous Products
13. Summary and Conclusions
References
Chapter Two. Biomass Pyrolysis
1. Introduction
2. Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
3. Pyrolysis Reactions
4. Feed Properties Relevant to Reactor Design
5. Product Specifications Relevant to Reactor Design
6. Process Variables Relevant to Reactor Design
7. Reactor Technology Development
8. Conclusions
References
Chapter Three. Hydrotreating of Triglyceride-Based Feedstocks in Refineries
List of Symbols A. Latin Letters
B. Greek Letters
C. Subscripts and Superscripts
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Basics of Deoxygenation Chemistry
3. Thermodynamic Aspects of Deoxygenation
4. Hydrodynamics Aspects
5. Kinetics Aspects
6. Deactivation Aspects
7. Commercial Status of HDO
8. Conclusion
References
Chapter Four. Chemical Reaction Engineering of Biomass Conversion
Notation
Dimensionless parameters
Subscripts and superscripts
1. Introduction
2. Reaction Kinetics
3. Porous Catalyst Structures—Reaction, Diffusion, and Catalyst Deactivation
4. Reactor Modeling and Simulation Aspects
5. Model Simulation and Parameter Estimation Methodology
6. Case Studies
7. Conclusions and Perspectives
References
Chapter Five. Chromatographic Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
1. Introduction
2. Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
3. Process Options for Chromatographic Separations
4. Fundamental Phenomena in Chromatographic Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
5. Chromatographic Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
6. Adsorptive Removal of Inhibitory Compounds
7. Selective Separation of Monosaccharides
8. Conclusions
References
Subject Index
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