Biomass Valorization

Sustainable Methods for the Production of Chemicals
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-527-34717-9
Verlag: WILEY-VCH

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 964 g

Explore the potential of biomass-based chemicals with this comprehensive new reference from leading voices in the field

With the depletion of fossil raw materials a readily ascertainable inevitability, the exploitation of biomass-based renewable derivatives becomes ever more practical and realistic. In Biomass Valorization: Sustainable Methods for the Production of Chemicals, accomplished researchers and authors Davide Ravelli and Chiara Samori deliver a thorough compilation of state-of-the-art techniques and most advanced strategies used to convert biomass into useful building blocks and commodity chemicals.

Each chapter in this collection of insightful papers begins by detailing the core components of the described technology, along with a fulsome description of its advantages and limitations, before moving on to a discussion of recent advancements in the field. The discussions are grouped by the processed biomass, such as terrestrial biomass, aquatic biomass, and biomass-deriving waste.

Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:

- A thorough introduction to the role of biomass in the production of chemicals
- An exploration of biomass processing via acid, base and metal catalysis, as well as biocatalysis
- A practical discussion of biomass processing via pyrolysis and thermochemical-biological hybrid processes
- A concise treatment of biomass processing assisted by ultrasound and via electrochemical, photochemical and mechanochemical means

Perfect for chemical engineers, catalytic chemists, biotechnologists, and polymer chemists, Biomass Valorization: Sustainable Methods for the Production of Chemicals will also earn a place in the libraries of environmental chemists and professionals working with organometallics and natural products chemists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ravelli, Davide

Samori, Chiara

Samorì, Chiara

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Chemische Reaktionstechnik (incl. Katalyse, Elektrolyse)
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Chemische Reaktionen, Katalyse
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The role of biomass in the production of chemicals
Biomass processing via acid catalysis
Biomass processing via base catalysis
Biomass processing via metal catalysis
Biomass processing via biocatalysis
Biomass processing via pyrolysis
Biomass processing via thermochemical-biological hybrid processes
Biomass processing via electrochemical means
Biomass processing via photochemical means
Biomass processing via micro-wave treatment
Biomass processing assisted by ultra-sound
Biomass processing via mechanochemical means
Industrial perspectives of biomass processing

Über Autor(innen)

Davide Ravelli is currently assistant professor at the PhotoGreen Lab of the University of Pavia (www.unipv.it/photogreenlab). The main research interests of DR are in the frame of photochemical reactions and the attending applications in various fields, particularly in sustainable organic synthesis. He is highly interested in the discovery of methods for the facile generation of valuable intermediates (mainly organic radicals). DR has co-authored ca. 80 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, with a h-index of 23.
 
Chiara Samorì is currently assistant professor at the Green Chemistry Lab of the University of Bologna (www.unibo.it). The main research interests of CS are in the frame of extraction of biomass by using sustainable solvents for producing 3rd generation biofuels, bioactive compounds and bioplastics. She is highly interested in the development of sustainable and safe protocols for exploiting terrestrial and aquatic biomass. CS has co-authored ca. 42 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, with a h-index of 17.