Bioalcohol production
Subtitle: biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass
By: edited by Keith Waldron
Series: Woodhead publishing series in energy -- no. 3; Woodhead Publishing in energy -- no. 3.
Publisher: CRC Press; Woodhead Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boca Raton; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9781613443859
Subjects: Lignocellulose; Biotechnology; Biotechnologie
Description: Bioethanol is one of the main biofuels currently used as a petroleum-substitute in transport applications. However, conflicts over food supply and land use have made its production and utilisation a controversial topic. Second generation bioalcohol production technology, based on (bio)chemical conversion of non-food lignocellulose, offers potential advantages over existing, energy-intensive bioethanol production processes. Food vs. fuel pressures may be reduced by utilising a wider range of lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks, including energy crops, cellulosic residues, and, particularly, wast.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Pretreatment and fractionation processes for lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production; title: pt. 2. Hydrolysis (saccharification) processes for lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production; title: pt. 3. Lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol fermentation and separation processes; title: pt. 4. Monitoring and modelling processes in lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production; title: pt. 5. Life cycle assessment of, and multiple products from, lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production.