There is increasing recognition that low-cost, high capacity processes for the conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals are essential for expanding the utilization of carbon neutral processes, reducing dependency on fossil fuelresources, and increasing rural income. While much attention has focused on the use of biomass to produce ethanol via fermentation, high capacity processesare also required for the production of hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. In this context, this book provides an up-to-date overview of the thermochemical methods available for biomass conversion to liquidfuels and chemicals. In addition to traditional conversion technologies such as fast pyrolysis, new developments are considered, including catalytic routesfor the production of liquid fuels from carbohydrates and the use of ionic liquids for lignocellulose utilization. The individual chapters, written by experts in the field, provide an introduction to each topic, as well as describingrecent research developments
- ISBN: 978-1-84973-035-8
- Editorial: Royal Society of Chemistry
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 437
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés