Handbook of Biorefinery Research and Technology [electronic resource] /
Park, Jong Moon.editor.
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of techniques applied in biorefinery. it covers the basic principles, upfront research accomplishments as well as successful industrial applications, including all necessary steps for the provision and preparation of the biomass and all possible downstream processing steps. The book is structured in a way that is appropriate for advanced graduate students and professionals in diverse scientific and engineering communities, including biocatalysis, chemical catalysis, metabolic engineering, bioprocess engineering as well as in various engineering disciplines.
From the Contents: Feedstock: General -- Agriculture residues -- Designing the perfect plant feedstock for biofuel production -- Nonbiological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass -- Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass -- Saccharification -- Saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel and biorefinery applications -- Solid acid mediated hydrolysis of biomass for producing biofuels -- Microalgae -- Cultivation of Microalgae -- Microalgae Harvest -- Recent Advances in Biofuel Production -- Recent Developments in fermentative Bio-Hydrogen Production -- Progress in photosynthetic bio-hydrogen production -- Progress in the production of platform chemicals in biorefinery -- Recent development in bioproduction and application of 3-HP -- Essential Technologies for Biorefinery.
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of techniques applied in biorefinery. it covers the basic principles, upfront research accomplishments as well as successful industrial applications, including all necessary steps for the provision and preparation of the biomass and all possible downstream processing steps. The book is structured in a way that is appropriate for advanced graduate students and professionals in diverse scientific and engineering communities, including biocatalysis, chemical catalysis, metabolic engineering, bioprocess engineering as well as in various engineering disciplines.
Biochemical engineering.
Renewable energy resources.
Environmental engineering.
Biotechnology.
Energy systems.
Biochemical Engineering.
Renewable and Green Energy.
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
Energy Systems.