Lignocellulosic Biomass to Value-Added Products

Fundamental Strategies and Technological Advancements

Mihir Kumar Purkait, Dibyajyoti Haldar

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9780128235348
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128235911
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Energy

Lignocellulosic Biomass to Value-Added Products: Fundamental Strategies and Technological Advancements focuses on fundamental and advanced topics surrounding technologies for the conversion process of lignocellulosic biomass. Each and every concept related to the utilization of biomass in the process of conversion is elaborately explained, with importance given to minute details. Advanced level technologies involved in the conversion of biomass into biofuels, like bioethanol and biobutanol, are addressed, along with the process of pyrolysis. Readers of this book will become fully acquainted with the field of lignocellulosic conversion, from its basics to current research accomplishments. The uniqueness of the book lies in the fact that it covers each and every topic related to biomass and its conversion into value-added products. Technologies involved in the major areas of pretreatment, hydrolysis and fermentation are explained precisely. Additional emphasis is given to the analytical part, especially the established protocols for rapid and accurate quantification of total sugars obtained from lignocellulosic biomass. - Includes chapters arranged in a flow-through manner - Discusses mechanistic insights in different phenomena using colorful figures for quick understanding - Provides the most up-to-date information on all aspects of the conversion of individual components of lignocellulosic biomass

Table of contents

• Lignocellulosic Biomass to Value-Added Products
• Chapter 1 Introduction to lignocellulosic biomass and its potential
• Chapter 2 Compositional aspects of lignocellulosic biomass
• Chapter 3 Conventional pretreatment methods of lignocellulosic biomass
• Chapter 4 Emerging and advanced techniques in the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass
• Chapter 5 Formation and detoxification of inhibitors
• Chapter 6 Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: Mechanistic insight and advancement
• Chapter 7 Strategies to improve enzymatic production of sugars
• Chapter 8 Analytical methods for the quantification of sugars and characterization of biomass
• Chapter 9 Value-added products derived from lignocellulosic biomass
• Chapter 10 Valorization of lignin into high value products
• Chapter 11 Bioenergy from biomass
• Chapter 12 Pyrolysis of biomass for value-added products
• Chapter 13 Waste to bioenergy in the developed and developing world
• Chapter 14 Advanced and emerging technologies for the conversion of biomass to bioenergy
• Chapter 15 Challenges and future perspectives involved for operations in the production of bioenergy from biomass
• Index