
Biomass to Energy Conversion Technologies
The Road to Commercialization
Description
Key Features
- Highlights commercialization and technological risks
- Discusses challenges, limitations and future prospects of third- and fourth generation biofuels
- Includes integration of both fermentation and anaerobic digestion in a biorefinery concept
- Discusses energy related environment issues (Greenhouse effect, acid rain, air pollution)
Readership
Applied Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Materials Scientists, Academics, Analysts, Consultants. Students/Researchers interested in the development of bio-based products and materials, green and sustainable chemistry, polymer chemistry and materials science
Table of Contents
1. Background and Introduction
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2. Biomass types
- Wood and agricultural products
- Solid waste
- Landfills
- Biogas
- Alcohal fuel
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3. Biomass properties and characterization
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4. Biomass composition
4.1 Typical biomass composition
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5. Biomass conversion process
5.1 Thermal conversion
5.1.1 Direct combustion
5.1.2 Co-firing
5.1. 3 Pyrolysis
5.1.4 Torrefication
5.1.5 Gasification
5.2 Biochemical processing
5.2.1 Anaerobic digestion
5.2.2 Fermentation
5.2.3 Biofuels
5.2.4 Combined Biogas and Bioethanol Production
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6. Advantages and disadvantages of biomass utilization
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7. Biomass projects worldwide
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8. Commercialization and technology risks
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9. Energy related environmental issues
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10. Future prospects
Product details
- No. of pages: 264
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2019
- Published: October 22, 2019
- Imprint: Elsevier
- eBook ISBN: 9780128184011
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128184004
About the Author
Pratima Bajpai
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