
Sustainable Biorefining of Woody Biomass to Biofuels and Biochemicals
- 1st Edition - November 6, 2023
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Deepak Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Karthik Rajendran
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 1 8 7 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 8 0 3 - 1
Sustainable Biorefining of Woody Biomass to Biofuels and Biochemicals explores various technologies and pathways for the valorization of woody biomass to produce sustainable biofue… Read more
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- Presents the fundamental theory and technological details behind woody biomass fractionation in biorefineries, its structure and challenges in its valorization
- Focuses on the commercialization aspects of biofuels from woody biomass-based biorefineries
- Provides an analysis of the techno-economic viability and environmental impact of various biorefinery approaches
- Discusses related policies and regulations
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 6, 2023
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
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Deepak Kumar
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Sachin Kumar
Dr. Sachin Kumar is a Scientist and Head of Division in the Biochemical Conversion Division at the Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala, India. He was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA, for a year, and obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. With more than twenty years of research experience in biochemical conversion of biomass to biofuels, Dr. Kumar has published over 85 papers in peer reviewed journals, book chapters and papers in conference proceedings, as well as 9 edited books. He has one granted US patent and one Indian patent, and four filed Indian patents. He has delivered 80 invited/plenary lectures and presented 75 papers at national and international conferences. He received the 2016 ASM-IUSSTF Indo-US Research Professorship and was selected as the Bioenergy-Awards for Cutting Edge Research (B-ACER) Fellow 2016 by DBT and IUSSTF.
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