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Hydrocarbon Biorefinery
Sustainable Processing of Biomass for Hydrocarbon Biofuels
- 1st Edition - September 2, 2021
- Editors: Sunil Kumar Maity, Kalyan Gayen, Tridib Kumar Bhowmick
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 3 0 6 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 4 2 0 - 4
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Request a sales quoteSustainable production of hydrocarbon biofuels from biomass, fuels that are fully compatible with existing internal combustion engines, will allow the global transport economy to transition to a sustainable energy source without the need for capital-intensive new infrastructures. Hydrocarbon Biorefinery: Sustainable Processing of Biomass for Hydrocarbon Biofuels presents a comprehensive and easy to understand consolidation of existing knowledge for the production of hydrocarbon biofuels from biomass. Three major areas for the conversion of biomass to hydrocarbon biofuels are addressed: i) Chemical and thermochemical conversion processes, ii) Biological and biochemical conversion processes, and iii) Conversion processes of biomass-derived compounds. Additionally, the book includes process design, life cycle analysis of various processes, reaction engineering, catalysts, process conditions and process concepts, and is supported with detailed case studies. The economic viability of each process is specifically addressed to provide a clear guide for the economic development of future hydrocarbon biofuels.
Hydrocarbon Biorefinery: Sustainable Processing of Biomass for Hydrocarbon Biofuels offers an all-in-one resource for researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals working in the area of bioenergy and will be of interest to energy engineers, chemical engineers, bioengineers, chemists, agricultural researchers, and mechanical engineers. Furthermore, this book provides structured foundational content on biorefineries for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Presents fundamental concepts and processes of hydrocarbon biofuel production, covering chemical, biological, and biomass-derived conversion processes
- Synthesizes the state-of-the-art research and commercial initiatives of this emerging concept into stand-alone chapters, serving as a structured resource for researchers and practitioners
- Emphasizes the process design and economic feasibility of each process using life cycle assessments to support commercial development
Researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals working in the area of Bioenergy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy and Engineering, and Chemical Engineering. Researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals working in the area of Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Agriculture, and Mechanical Engineering
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Editors biography
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Hydrocarbon biorefinery: A sustainable approach
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Biomass
- 1.3: Biorefinery
- 1.4: Biorefinery for traditional biofuels
- 1.5: Biorefinery for fuel-additives
- 1.6: Hydrocarbon biorefinery
- 1.7: Role of heterogeneous catalysis in the hydrocarbon biorefinery
- 1.8: Conclusions
- Section 1: Chemical and thermochemical conversion of biomass
- Chapter 2: Fast pyrolysis of biomass and hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil for the sustainable production of hydrocarbon biofuels
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Fast pyrolysis
- 2.3: Effect of operation conditions on fast pyrolysis products
- 2.4: Bio-oil upgrading
- 2.5: Conclusion and future perspective
- Chapter 3: Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to hydrocarbon biofuels: Present status and challenges involved
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Synthesis gas manufacture
- 3.3: Improved catalysts
- 3.4: Challenges and opportunities for biofuels
- 3.5: Conclusions
- Chapter 4: Hydrodeoxygenation of triglycerides for the production of green diesel: Role of heterogeneous catalysis
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Reaction mechanism
- 4.3: Catalysts
- 4.4: Effect of process conditions
- 4.5: Coprocessing of triglycerides with the petroleum feedstock
- 4.6: Commercialization status
- 4.7: Process design and economics
- 4.8: Conclusions
- Chapter 5: Advances in liquefaction for the production of hydrocarbon biofuels
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Hydrothermal liquefaction
- 5.3: Liquefaction using organic solvents
- 5.4: Advances in commercialization
- 5.5: Process economics
- 5.6: Conclusions
- Chapter 6: Advances in the conversion of methanol to gasoline
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Production of methanol
- 6.3: Methanol to gasoline
- 6.4: Industrial development
- 6.5: Conclusions
- Section 2: Biological and biochemical conversion processes
- Chapter 7: Biomass pretreatment technologies
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Lignocellulosic feedstock composition and pretreatment
- 7.3: Pretreatment techniques for lignocellulosic feedstock
- 7.4: Sewage sludge composition and pretreatment
- 7.5: Pretreatment techniques for the sewage sludge
- 7.6: Challenges and future perspectives
- 7.7: Conclusions
- Chapter 8: Generation of hydrocarbons using microorganisms: Recent advances
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Biochemistry of hydrocarbon synthesis in microbes
- 8.3: Diverse microbial systems for hydrocarbon generation
- 8.4: Biosynthesis of hydrocarbons
- 8.5: Conclusions and future perspectives
- Chapter 9: Metabolic engineering approaches for high-yield hydrocarbon biofuels
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Microbial metabolic pathways involved in hydrocarbon biosynthesis
- 9.3: Metabolic engineering to improve yield of the hydrocarbon biofuels
- 9.4: Toxicity stress of hydrocarbons to microbial cells
- 9.5: Use of lignocellulosic materials as feedstock
- 9.6: Bioconversion of CO2 to hydrocarbons
- 9.7: Challenges and future directions
- 9.8: Conclusions
- Chapter 10: Oligomerization of bio-olefins for bio-jet fuel
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: Bio-jet-fuel production pathways
- 10.3: Oligomerization of olefins
- 10.4: Aromatization of hydrocarbons from oligomerization
- 10.5: Economics of bio-jet-fuel production
- 10.6: Conclusions
- Section 3: Conversion of biomass-derived compounds to hydrocarbon biofuels
- Chapter 11: Carbon-carbon (CC) bond forming reactions for the production of hydrocarbon biofuels from biomass-derived compounds
- Abstract
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.2: Lignocellulose to hydrocarbon biofuels
- 11.3: Upgrading of fermentation fuels to drop-in fuels
- 11.4: Upgrading of sugar dehydration intermediates to drop-in fuels
- 11.5: Conclusions
- Chapter 12: Production of long-chain hydrocarbon biofuels from biomass-derived platform chemicals: Catalytic approaches and challenges
- Abstract
- 12.1: Introduction
- 12.2: Strategies for C–C bond formation
- 12.3: Strategies for oxygen removal from oxygenated fuel precursors
- 12.4: Examples of long-chain hydrocarbon biofuels derived from different feedstocks
- 12.5: Perspectives and challenges
- 12.6: Conclusions
- Chapter 13: Bioeconomy of hydrocarbon biorefinery processes
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: Methodology of economic analysis and types of biorefinery
- 13.3: Conclusions and future prospects
- Chapter 14: Life-cycle analysis of a hydrocarbon biorefinery
- Abstract
- 14.1: Introduction
- 14.2: Biorefinery configurations
- 14.3: LCA of biorefineries
- 14.4: Conclusions
- Chapter 15: Hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived platform chemicals on transition metal catalysts
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 15.1: Introduction
- 15.2: Transition metals as hydrodeoxygenation catalysts
- 15.3: Rational design of bimetallic alloys for HDO reaction
- 15.4: Oxophilic metals as acidic sites for HDO reaction
- 15.5: Conclusions
- Index
- No. of pages: 462
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 2, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128233061
- eBook ISBN: 9780128234204
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Sunil Kumar Maity
Prof. Sunil K. Maity is currently working in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. His current research interests are biorefinery for biofuels and organic chemicals, heterogeneous catalysis and chemical reaction engineering and process design and techno-economic analysis.
He is currently working on hydrodeoxygenation of vegetable oils, steam and oxidative steam reforming, conversion of bio-butanol to gasoline, butylenes and aromatics, hydroxyalkylation-alkylation reaction, and hydrocarbon biofuels from platform chemicals. Prof. Maity executed several externally funded research projects and guided five Ph.D. students so far. Prof. Maity published thirty-five research articles, five book chapters, one edited book, and several presentations at national and international conferences.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, IndiaKG
Kalyan Gayen
Dr. Kalyan Gayen is an academician in the field of Chemical Engineering. He is currently working in the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California. His current research interests are microalgae and cyanobacteria-based biofuels and bioproducts, conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into liquid biofuels and value-added chemicals, metabolic network analysis and systems biology and fermentation technology.
He executed five externally funded projects and guided three Ph.D. students. Dr. Gayen published more than thirty-six research articles, one edited book, thirteen book chapters, and several presentations at national and international conferences.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, IndiaTB
Tridib Kumar Bhowmick
Dr. Tridib Kumar Bhowmick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India. He worked as a postdoctoral research assistant from 2008 to 2013 at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. His research was focused on traditional Indian medicine, nanomaterials, and targeted therapeutic delivery. Currently, he is involved in exploring the northeast region of India, representing a biodiversity hotspot with endemic flora and fauna, in identifying promising microalgal strains as alternative bio-fuel resources. His broad interest is to understand the characteristics of biomaterials at the nano-scale level and is looking forward to their novel applications. Dr. Bhowmick published more than twenty-five research articles, one edited book, four book chapters, and several national and international conference proceedings.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Bioengineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, IndiaRead Hydrocarbon Biorefinery on ScienceDirect