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Production of Platform Chemicals from Sustainable Resources

  • Provides up-to-date fundamentals, state-of-the-art reviews, current assessments and prospects in this field
  • Uses physical, chemical, and biological methods
  • Contributions from international leading experts in the area

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

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Production of Sugars

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Sugars

      • Lei Qin, Wen-Chao Li, Jia-Qing Zhu, Bing-Zhi Li, Ying-Jin Yuan
      Pages 3-41
  3. Production of Aldehydes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
    2. Sustainable Catalytic Strategies for C5-Sugars and Biomass Hemicellulose Conversion Towards Furfural Production

      • Andre M. da Costa Lopes, Ana Rita C. Morais, Rafał M. Łukasik
      Pages 45-80
  4. Production of Alcohols

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263
    2. Production of Sorbitol from Biomass

      • José R. Ochoa-Gómez, Tomás Roncal
      Pages 265-309
    3. Biotechnological Production of Xylitol from Biomass

      • Felipe Antonio Fernandes Antunes, Júlio César dos Santos, Mário Antônio Alves da Cunha, Larissa Pereira Brumano, Thais Suzane dos Santos Milessi, Ruly Terán-Hilares et al.
      Pages 311-342
    4. Production of Diols from Biomass

      • Keiichi Tomishige, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamura
      Pages 343-373
    5. Production of Ethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass

      • Antonio D. Moreno, Pablo Alvira, David Ibarra, Elia Tomás-Pejó
      Pages 375-410
  5. Production of Lactones and Amino Acids

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 411-411
    2. Production of γ-Valerolactone from Biomass

      • Kai Yan, Huixia Luo
      Pages 413-436

About this book

This book provides state-of-the-art reviews, the latest research, prospects and challenges of the production of platform chemicals such as C6 sugars, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, gamma-valerolactone, xylitol, 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, levulinic acid, ethanol and others from sustainable biomass resources using processes that include heterogeneous catalysis, ionic liquids, hydrothermal/solvothermal, electrochemical and fermentation methods. It also discusses the application of these chemicals and their derivatives for synthesizing commodity chemicals via various routes. Intended as a reference resource for researchers, academicians and industrialists in the area of energy, chemical engineering and biomass conversion, it provides a wealth of information essential for assessing the production and application of various biomass-derived platform chemicals using biological, chemical and electrochemical techniques. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China

    Zhen Fang

  • Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Richard L. Smith, Jr.

  • Agro-Environmental Protection Institute (AEPI), Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin, China

    Xinhua Qi

About the editors

Dr. Zhen Fang is Professor in Bioenergy, Leader and founder of biomass group, College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, China.

Dr. Richard L Smith, Jr. is Professor of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology, Tohoku University, Japan. 

Dr. Xinhua Qi is Professor of Environmental Science, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute (AEPI), Ministry of Agriculture, China 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Production of Platform Chemicals from Sustainable Resources

  • Editors: Zhen Fang, Richard L. Smith, Jr., Xinhua Qi

  • Series Title: Biofuels and Biorefineries

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4172-3

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4171-6Published: 27 June 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5069-6Published: 12 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4172-3Published: 14 June 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2214-1537

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-1545

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 475

  • Number of Illustrations: 98 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Renewable and Green Energy, Forestry

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eBook USD 149.00
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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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