Pre-Treatment Methods of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biofuel Production

ISBN-13: 9781032066929 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 96 str.

Shyamal Roy

Opis

This book explains various lignocellulosic biomass pre-treatment methods with emphasis on concepts, practicability, mechanisms of action, advantages and disadvantages and the potential for industrial applications. It also highlights the main challenges and suggests possible ways to make these technologies feasible for the biofuel industry.

Spis treści

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Structure of Lignocellulosic Biomass 1.3 Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic BiomassCHAPTER 2: PHYSICAL PRETREATMENTS 2.1 Mechanical Comminution 2.2 Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass 2.3 Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis (CFP) 2.4 Electron Beam Irradiation 2.5 Microwave Pretreatment 2.6 Ultrasound Pretreatment 2.7 Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) PretreatmentCHAPTER 3: PHYSICOCHEMICAL PRETREATMENTS 3.1. Steam Explosion 3.2 Ammonia Fiber Explosion (AFEX) 3.3 Carbon Dioxide Explosion 3.4 Wet OxidationCHAPTER 4: CHEMICAL PRETREATMENTS 4.1 Ozonolysis 4.2 Acid Pretreatment 4.3 Alkali Pretreatment 4.4 Pretreatment with Oxidizing Agent 4.5 Organosolvation Pretreatment 4.6 Extractive Ammonia (EA) Pretreatment 4.7 Ionic Liquids (ILs) Pretreatment 4.8 Mild Reductive Catalytic Pretreatment (MRCP) 4.9 Reductive Catalytic Fractionation (RCF) 4.10 Deep Eutectic Solvents Methods (DES)CHAPTER 5: BIOLOGICAL PRETREATMENT 5.1 Degradation of Cellulases 5.2 Degradation of Lignin and HemicelluloseCHAPTER 6: COMBINED PRETREATMENTSCHAPTER 7: PROBLEMS OF THE INDUSTRIAL ADAPTATION 7.1 Energy 7.2 Food 7.3 Livestock 7.4 Land 7.5 Water 7.6 Labor 7.7 Farm income 7.8 Agribusiness 7.9 International TradeCHAPTER 8: ECONOMICS OF DIFFERENT PRETREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES 8.1 Economic Studies of Biofuels 8.2 Estimates of Future Potentials for Bioenergy 8.3 New JobsCHAPTER 9: ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS 9.1 Reduction of Carbon Emissions 9.2 Improve Energy Security 9.3 Simple and FamiliarCHAPTER 10: CONCLUSIONS AND ROCMMENDATIONS 10.1 Conclusions 10.2 Challenges and Future Perspective

O autorze

Dr. Shyamal Roy completed BE & ME in Chemical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India. He completed postdoctoral research from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA and Rutgers University, NJ, USA. He also worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Research & Development Centre, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. He was awarded prestigious Raman Fellowship by UGC, Govt. of India in the year of 2015. Now he is a faculty member at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.