Cereal straw as a resource for sustainable biomaterials and biofuels
Subtitle: chemistry, extractives, lignins, hemicelluloses and cellulose
By: Run-Cang Sun
Contributors: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780080932675; 9780444532343
Subjects: Straw; Biodegradation; Straw as fuel; Analysis
Description: The first book to examine straw chemistry in its entirety, Cereal straws describes the recent development of techniques for fractionation of and conversion to environmental friendly materials. Balanced coverage of theory and applications includes: the analysis of straw structure and its components; extractives, from isolation to structural characterization; isolation, modification, and purification of hemicelluloses; the occurrence, structure, and chemical modification of cellulose; straw lignins, including their occurrence, structure and constitution, isolation and heterogeneity, and physico-chemical properties; and utilization of straw and straw components after chemical modification. Provides the basics of straw composition and the structure of its cell walls. Details the procedures required to fractionate straw components to produce chemical derivatives from straw cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignins. Elucidates new techniques for the production of biodegradable materials for the energy sector, chemical industry, and pulp and paper business.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Structure, ultrastructure, and chemical composition; title: Extractive; title: Hemicelluloses; title: Cellulose; title: Lignin; title: Chemical modification of straw as novel materials for industries.