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Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids

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Editors:
  1. Zhen Fang

    1. Biomass Group, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, People's Republic of China

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  2. Richard L. Smith, Jr.

    1. Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan

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  3. Xinhua Qi

    1. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China

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  • Focuses on biomass utilization with ionic liquids
  • Involves many aspects of the ionic liquids techniques
  • Covers auxiliary methods such as catalysis, microwave and enzymatic techniques used in the transformations
  • Contributed by leading experts in the area ?

Part of the book series: Biofuels and Biorefineries (BIOBIO, volume 1)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Synthesis and Fundamentals of Ionic Liquids for Biomass Conversion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Fundamentals of Ionic Liquids

      • Junli Xu, Qing Zhou, Xinxin Wang, Xingmei Lu, Suojiang Zhang
      Pages 3-28

    3. Solubilization of Biomass Components with Ionic Liquids Toward Biomass Energy Conversions

      • Mitsuru Abe, Hiroyuki Ohno
      Pages 29-59

    4. Choline Chloride-Derived ILs for Activation and Conversion of Biomass

      • Karine De Oliveira Vigier, François Jérôme
      Pages 61-87

  3. Dissolution and Derivation of Cellulose and Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Materials with Ionic Liquids

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Design of Ionic Liquids for Cellulose Dissolution

      • Toshiyuki Itoh
      Pages 91-106

    3. Ionic Liquids as Solvents for Homogeneous Derivatization of Cellulose: Challenges and Opportunities

      • Thomas Heinze, Martin Gericke
      Pages 107-144

    4. Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Materials with Ionic Liquids

      • Timo Leskinen, Alistair W. T. King, Dimitris S. Argyropoulos
      Pages 145-168

  4. Production of Biofuels and Chemicals in Ionic Liquids

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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    2. Biofuel Production with Ionic Liquids

      • Haibo Xie, Zongbao Kent Zhao
      Pages 171-193

    3. Catalytic Transformation of Biomass in Ionic Liquids

      • Blair J. Cox, John G. Ekerdt
      Pages 195-222

    4. Production of Versatile Platform Chemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Biomass in Ionic Liquids

      • Xinhua Qi, Richard L. Smith Jr., Zhen Fang
      Pages 223-254

  5. Compatibility of Ionic Liquids with Enzyme in Biomass Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
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    2. Compatibility of Ionic Liquids with Enzymes

      • Ngoc Lan Mai, Yoon-Mo Koo
      Pages 257-273

    3. Biocompatibility of Ionic Liquids with Enzymes for Biofuel Production

      • Teresa de Diego, Arturo Manjón, José Luis Iborra
      Pages 275-301

  6. Ionic Liquids for Absorption and Biodegradation of Organic Pollutant in Multiphase Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 303-303
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    2. Absorption of Hydrophobic Volatile Organic Compounds in Ionic Liquids and Their Biodegradation in Multiphase Systems

      • Solène Guihéneuf, Alfredo Santiago Rodriguez Castillo, Ludovic Paquin, Pierre-François Biard, Annabelle Couvert, Abdeltif Amrane
      Pages 305-337

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 339-340
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The application of ionic liquids to biomass for producing biofuels and chemicals will be one of the hot research areas during the next decade due to the fascinating properties of these versatile group of solvents that allow them to dissolve lignocellulosic materials. The present text provides up-to-date fundamentals, state-of-the-art reviews, current assessments and prospects in this area, including aspects of pretreatment, fermentation, biomass dissolution, cellulose transformation, reaction kinetics and physical properties, as well as the subsequent production of biofuels and platform chemicals such as sugars, aldehydes and acids. Auxiliary methods such as catalysis, microwave and enzymatic techniques used in the transformations are covered. Both researchers and practitioners are certain to find a wealth of information in the individual chapters, which were written by experts in the field to provide an essential basis for assessing possible pretreatment and transformation routes of biomass using ionic liquids, and for developing new methods and chemical processes. Dr. Zhen Fang is Professor of Bioenergy, head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Biomass Group, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden and is also an Adjunct Professor of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China. Dr. Richard L Smith, Jr. is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology, Tohoku University, Japan. Dr. Xinhua Qi is Professor of Environmental Science at Nankai University, China.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biomass Group, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, People's Republic of China

    Zhen Fang

  • Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan

    Richard L. Smith, Jr.

  • College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China

    Xinhua Qi

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