Emerging Technologies for Biorefineries, Biofuels, and Value-Added Commodities

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-65583-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 399 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 776 g

This book provides in-depth coverage on the latest concepts, systems, and technologies that are being utilized in biorefineries for the production of biofuels and value-added commodities. Written by internationally recognized experts, the book provides a comprehensive overview of pretreatment technology for biorefineries and biofuels, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation technology for biofuel production, and lignin valorization for developing new products from waste lignin. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and professionals working in process engineering, product engineering, material science, and systems and synthetic biology in the fields of biorefining, biofuel, biomaterials, environmental waste utilization, and biotechnology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ragauskas, Art

Liu, Zhi-Hua

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Energiewirtschaft: Alternative & Erneuerbare Energien
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energietechnik & Elektrotechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Biochemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1) Challenges and Perspectives of Biorefineries2) Deconstruction of lignocellulose recalcitrance by organosolv fractionating pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis3) New developments on ionic liquid tolerant microorganisms leading towards a more sustainable biorefinery4) Liquid hot water pretreatment for lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery5) Multi-product Biorefining from Lignocellulosic Biomass using Steam Explosion Technology6) Fundamentals of Lignin-carbohydrate complexes and its effect on biomass utilization7) Systematic Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Efficient Utilization of Xylose8) Microbial lipid production from lignocellulosic biomass pretreated by effective pretreatment9) Metabolic engineering of yeast for enhanced natural and exotic fatty acid production 10) Advanced fermentation strategies to enhance lipid production from lignocellulosic biomass11) Fractionation, characterization, and valorization of lignin derived from engineered plants: A review12) The route of lignin biodegradation for its valorization13) Understanding fundamental and applied aspects of oxidative pretreatment for lignocellosic biomass and lignin valorization14) Lignin Valorization in Biorefineries through Integrated Fractionation, Advanced Characterization, and Fermentation Intensification Strategies15) Novel and efficient lignin fractionation processes for tailing lignin-based materials

Über Autor(innen)

Zhi-Hua Liu, PhD, is a tenured associate professor at School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University. He received B.S. (2010) and M.S. (2013) degrees from Tianjin University and a Ph.D. (2016) degree in Biochemical Engineering from the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Prior to starting his academic career at Tianjin University in 2020, he worked as a research scientist at College of Agricultural and Life Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States from 2016. Dr. Liu’s research interests include biorefinery, biofuels, lignin valorization, sustainable bioproducts and systems and synthetic biology. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters. He has also contributed to more than 10 presentations at international conferences.

Art Ragauskas, PhD, held the first Fulbright Chair in Alternative Energy and is a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Academy of Wood Science and TAPPI. He started his academic career in 1989 at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology and in 2003 transferred to the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In the spring of 2014 he joined the University of Tennessee, as a Governor’s Chair in Biorefining. His program is directed at understanding and exploiting innovative sustainable bioresources. This multifaceted program is targeted to develop new and improved applications for nature’s premiere renewable biopolymers for biofuels, biopower, and bio-based materials and chemicals. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 technical papers and has contributed to over 300 technical presentations at national and international conferences.