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The role of catalysis for the sustainable production of bio-fuels and bio-chemicals /

Focuses primarily on the state-of-the-art catalysts and catalytic processes expected to play a decisive role in the "green" production of fuels and chemicals from biomass.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Triantafyllidis, Kostas S. (Editor ), Lappas, Angelos A. (Editor ), Stöcker, Michael (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2013.
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. A general introduction to biomass utilization possibilities
  • 2. Biomass composition and its relevance to biorefining
  • 3. Catalytic upgrading of fats and vegetable oils for the production of fuels
  • 4. Heterogeneous catalysis for biodiesel production
  • 5. Catalytic pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass
  • 6. Pathways and mechanisms of fast pyrolysis : impact on catalyst research
  • 7. The role of catalytic pretreatment in biomass valorization toward fuels and chemicals
  • 8. Role of acid catalysis in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals
  • 9. Catalytic depolymerization and deoxygenation of lignin
  • 10. Tomorrow's biofuels : hybrid biogasoline by co-processing in FCC units
  • 11. Catalytic hydrotreatment of bio-oils for high-quality fuel production
  • 12. Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to biofuels (BtL process)
  • 13. Integrating white biotechnology in lignocellulosic biomass transformations : from enzyme-catalysis to metabolic engineering
  • 14. Steam reforming of bio-oils to hydrogen
  • 15. Photocatalytic production of renewable hydrogen
  • 16. Catalytic transformation of CO2 to fuels and chemicals, with reference to biorefineries
  • 17. The role of heterogeneous catalysis in the biorefinery of the future.