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Biomass Conversion

The Interface of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Materials Science

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Editors:
  1. Chinnappan Baskar

    1. , Dept. of Environmental Engineering and B, Myongji University, Yongin, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

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  2. Shikha Baskar

    1. , THDC Institute of Hydropower, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India

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  3. Ranjit S. Dhillon

    1. , Dept. of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

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  • Gives state-of-the-art of biomass conversion plus future development

  • Connects the applications into the fields of biotechnology, microbiology, chemistry, materials science

  • Written by international experts

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Biomass Conversion to Energy

    • Maneesha Pande, Ashok N. Bhaskarwar
    Pages 1-90

  3. Biomass Energy

    • A. K. Kurchania
    Pages 91-122

  4. Lignocellulose Pretreatment by Ionic Liquids: A Promising Start Point for Bio-energy Production

    • Haibo Xie, Wujun Liu, Zongbao K. Zhao
    Pages 123-144

  5. Application of Ionic Liquids in the Conversion of Native Lignocellulosic Biomass to Biofuels

    • Marcel Lucas, Gregory L. Wagner, Kirk D. Rector
    Pages 145-186

  6. Catalysts in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion

    • Ali SınaÄŸ
    Pages 187-197

  7. Fatty Acids-Derived Fuels from Biomass via Catalytic Deoxygenation

    • Bartosz RozmysÅ‚owicz, Päivi Mäki-Arvela, Dmitry Yu. Murzin
    Pages 199-220

  8. Biobutanol: The Future Biofuel

    • Manish Kumar, Kalyan Gayen
    Pages 221-236

  9. Molecular Genetic Strategies for Enhancing Plant Biomass for Cellulosic Ethanol Production

    • Rengasamy Ramamoorthy, Prakash P. Kumar
    Pages 237-250

  10. Production of Bioethanol from Food Industry Waste: Microbiology, Biochemistry and Technology

    • V. K. Joshi, Abhishek Walia, Neerja S. Rana
    Pages 251-311

  11. Enhancement of Biohydrogen Production by Two-Stage Systems: Dark and Photofermentation

    • Tugba Keskin, Patrick C. Hallenbeck
    Pages 313-340

  12. Organosolv Fractionation of Lignocelluloses for Fuels, Chemicals and Materials: A Biorefinery Processing Perspective

    • Ming-Fei Li, Shao-Ni Sun, Feng Xu, Run-Cang Sun
    Pages 341-379

  13. Lignin as Source of Fine Chemicals: Vanillin and Syringaldehyde

    • Paula C. Rodrigues Pinto, Eduardo A. Borges da Silva, Alírio E. Rodrigues
    Pages 381-420

  14. Liquefaction of Softwoods and Hardwoods in Supercritical Methanol: A Novel Approach to Bio-Oil Production

    • J. Andres Soria, Armando G. McDonald
    Pages 421-433

  15. Bioextraction: The Interface of Biotechnology and Green Chemistry

    • Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Alok Adholeya, Aditi Puri, Manab Das
    Pages 435-457

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 459-465
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About this book

The consumption of petroleum has surged during the 20th century, at least partially because of the rise of the automobile industry. Today, fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas provide more than three quarters of the world's energy. Unfortunately, the growing demand for fossil fuel resources comes at a time of diminishing reserves of these nonrenewable resources. The worldwide reserves of oil are sufficient to supply energy and chemicals for only about another 40 years, causing widening concerns about rising oil prices. The use of biomass to produce energy is only one form of renewable energy that can be utilized to reduce the impact of energy production and use on the global environment. Biomass can be converted into three main products such as energy, biofuels and fine chemicals using a number of different processes. Today, it is a great challenge for researchers to find new environmentally benign methodology for biomass conversion, which are industrially profitable as well. This book focuses on the conversion of biomass to biofuels, bioenergy and fine chemicals with the interface of biotechnology, microbiology, chemistry and materials science. An international scientific authorship summarizes the state-of-the-art of the current research and gives an outlook on future developments.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Dept. of Environmental Engineering and B, Myongji University, Yongin, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Chinnappan Baskar

  • , THDC Institute of Hydropower, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India

    Shikha Baskar

  • , Dept. of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

    Ranjit S. Dhillon

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biomass Conversion

  • Book Subtitle: The Interface of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Materials Science

  • Editors: Chinnappan Baskar, Shikha Baskar, Ranjit S. Dhillon

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28418-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-28417-5Published: 09 May 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44449-4Published: 11 June 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-28418-2Published: 08 May 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 468

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Biotechnology, Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials

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