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Bioprocessing technologies in biorefinery for sustainable production of fuels, chemicals, and polymers /

"For researchers already familiar with biomass conversion technologies and for professionals in other fields, such as agriculture, food, and chemical industries, here is a comprehensive review of the emerging biorefinery industry. The book's content has been conveniently organized accordin...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Yang, Shang-Tian, El Enshasy, Hesham, Thongchul, Nuttha
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : [New York] : Wiley ; AIChE, ©2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1: Integrated Biorefinery for Sustainable Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Polymers; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Biorefineries Using Corn, Soybeans, and Sugarcane; 1.2.1 Corn Refinery; 1.2.2 Soybean Biorefinery; 1.2.3 Sugarcane Biorefinery; 1.3 Lignocellulosic Biorefinery; 1.3.1 Pretreatment; 1.3.2 Cellulose Hydrolysis and Saccharification; 1.3.3 Fermentation; 1.3.4 Plant Genetic Engineering to Improve Biomass Feedstock; 1.3.5 Thermochemical Platform for Lignocellulosic Biorefinery; 1.4 Aquacultures and Algae Biorefinery.
  • 1.5 Chemical and Biological Conversions for Fuel and Chemical Production1.5.1 Biofuels; 1.5.2 Bio-Based Chemicals; 1.5.3 Hybrid Chemical and Biological Conversion Processes; 1.5.4 Biorefinery Feedstock Economics; 1.6 Conclusions and Future Prospects; References; 2: The Outlook of Sugar and Starch Crops in Biorefinery; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Sugar Crops; 2.2.1 Sugarcane; 2.2.2 Sugar Beet; 2.2.3 Sweet Sorghum; 2.3 Starch Crops; 2.3.1 Corn; 2.3.2 Potato; 2.3.3 Wheat; 2.3.4 Cassava; 2.3.5 Rice; 2.4 Uses of Sugar and Starch Crops in Biorefinery; 2.4.1 Use of Sugar Crops in Biorefinery.
  • 2.4.2 Use of Starch Crops in Biorefinery2.5 Conclusion; References; 3: Novel and Traditional Oil Crops and Their Biorefinery Potential; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Oil Crop Breeding and Its Bioprocessing Potential; 3.3 Novel Oil Crops; 3.3.1 Jatropha; 3.3.2 Pongamia; 3.3.3 Lesquerella and Cuphea; 3.3.4 Camelina and Crambe; 3.3.5 Other New Oil Crops; 3.4 Traditional Oil Crops; 3.4.1 Soybean; 3.4.2 Oilseed Rape; 3.4.3 Sunflower; 3.4.4 Linseed (Flax); 3.4.5 Cottonseed; 3.4.6 Castor Bean; 3.4.7 Oil Palm; 3.5 Perspectives for Nonfood Oil Crop Production; References; 4: Energy Crops.
  • 4.1 What Are Dedicated Energy Crops?4.1.1 Toward Second-Generation Biofuels; 4.2 Annual Crops; 4.2.1 Maize (Zea mays); 4.2.2 Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); 4.2.3 Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris); 4.2.4 Hemp (Cannabis sativa); 4.3 Perennial Herbaceous Crops; 4.3.1 Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.); 4.3.2 Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum); 4.3.3 Miscanthus (Miscanthus spp.); 4.4 Short Rotation Woody Crops; 4.4.1 Poplar (Populus spp.) and Willow (Salix spp.); 4.5 Why Grow Energy Crops?; 4.6 Barriers to Energy Crops; 4.7 Conclusions; References; 5: Microalgae as Feedstock for Biofuels and Biochemicals.
  • 5.1 Introduction5.2 The Importance of Microalgae as Feedstock for Biofuels and Biochemicals; 5.2.1 Biochemical Components and Nutrients in Microalgae; 5.2.2 Advantages of Microalgae for Industrial Purpose; 5.3 New Techniques for Screening and Selecting Microalgae; 5.3.1 High-Throughput Screening (HTS) by Fluorescent Techniques; 5.3.2 High-Throughput Sorting (HTS) by Flow Cytometry; 5.3.3 Rapid Evaluation Techniques for Lipid; 5.4 Production of Microalgal Biomass in Industry; 5.4.1 Mass Cultivation Outdoors and the Challenge; 5.4.2 Heterotrophic and Mixotrophic Cultures.