Overview
- First introductory textbook on the industrial chemistry of renewable raw materials
- Suitable for lecturers at universities and chemistry teachers as well as for self-study for students
- Authors have over 30 years experience of teaching lectures on 'Renewable Resources'
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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CarbohydratesCarbohydrates
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Front Matter
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LigninLignin
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LigninLignin
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TerpenoidsTerpenoids
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TerpenoidsTerpenoids
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Other Natural Substances
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Keywords
About this book
This textbook introduces the industrial production and processing of natural resources. It is divided into six major topics (fats and oils, carbohydrates, lignin, terpenoids, other natural products, biorefinery), which are divided into a total of 20 chapters.
Each chapter is self-contained and therefore a compact learning unit, which can be worked on by students in self-study or presented by lecturers. Clear illustrations, flow diagrams, apparatus drawings and photos facilitate the understanding of the subject matter. All chapters end with a succinct summary, the "Take Home Messages". Each chapter is supplemented by ten short test questions, which can be solved quickly after working through the chapter; the answers are at the end of the book. All chapters contain bibliographical references that focus on essential textbooks and reference works. As a prior knowledge, only basic knowledge of chemistry is required.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Prof. Dr. Arno Behr was born in Aachen, Germany, where he studied chemistry at the Technical University finishing his PhD in 1979. After his habilitation at the RWTH Aachen he worked for ten years at Henkel company (Düsseldorf/Germany) in the field of the use and processing of renewable raw materials as department head in the chemical process development. From 1996 until 2017, he was full Professor for Industrial Chemistry at TU Dortmund University/Germany. In his research group renewable resources, in particular oleo compounds, terpenes and sugars, were important substrates. He is the author or co-author of a total of ten books dealing with industrial chemistry, catalysis and the chemistry of carbon dioxide.
Dr. Thomas Seidensticker, was born in Marl, Germany, and studied chemistry at TU Dortmund University/Germany. He received his doctoral degree with distinction in 2016 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Arno Behr. Since 2017, he is a junior research group leader in the group with Prof. Dr. Dieter Vogt in the Laboratories of Industrial Chemistry at TU Dortmund University. His research is dedicated to sustainable process design for homogeneous catalysts, including the development of innovative recycling methods and the conversion of renewable resources. For several years he has been a lecturer and trainer for lectures on renewable resources and has also written several review articles on this topic.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chemistry of Renewables
Book Subtitle: An Introduction
Authors: Arno Behr, Thomas Seidensticker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-61430-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-61429-7Published: 30 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-61432-7Published: 30 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-61430-3Published: 29 October 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 394
Number of Illustrations: 143 b/w illustrations, 197 illustrations in colour
Topics: Green Chemistry, Biotechnology, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Plant Sciences, Industrial and Production Engineering