BookSonil Nanda, Dai-Viet N. Vo, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, editor.
Summary: This book summarizes recent advances in the processing of waste biomass resources to produce biofuels and biochemicals. Worldwide interest in clean energy sources, environmental protection, and mitigating global warming is rapidly gaining momentum and spurring on the search for alternative energy sources, especially for the transportation and industrial sectors. This book reviews the opportunities presented by low-cost organic waste materials, discussing their suitability for alternative fuel and fine chemical production, physicochemical characterization, conversion technologies, feedstock and fuel chemistry, refining technologies, fuel upgrading, residue management, and the circular economy. In addition, it explores applied aspects of biomass conversion by highlighting several significant thermochemical, hydrothermal and biological technologies. In summary, the book offers comprehensive and representative descriptions of key fuel processing technologies, energy conversion and management, waste valorization, eco-friendly waste remediation, biomass supply chain, lifecycle assessment, techno-economic analysis and the circular bioeconomy.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Contributors
1: Growth of Biofuels Sector: Opportunities, Challenges, and Outlook
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Biofuel Scenario in Canada and the World
1.3 Policies and Their Impacts on the Success of Advanced Biofuels: Scenario in Canada and the World
1.4 Outlook for a Sustainable Future
1.5 Conclusions
References
2: Bioconversion of Agro-industrial Residues to Second-Generation Bioethanol
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Composition of Lignocellulosic Biomass 2.3 Commonly Available Agricultural Crop Residues in the World
2.3.1 Barley and Coffee Residues
2.3.2 Sugarcane, Maize, Rice, and Wheat Residues
2.3.3 Cotton
2.3.4 Oil Palm Residues
2.3.5 Potato Residues
2.3.6 Soybean Residues
2.4 Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Residues
2.4.1 Cellulases
2.4.2 Auxiliary Activity 9 Enzyme and Swollenin Protein
2.4.3 Hemicellulases
2.4.4 Pectin-Degrading Enzyme System
2.4.5 Delignifying Enzymes
2.5 Bioconversion of Biomass to Second-Generation Bioethanol 2.6 Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
2.7 Obtaining an Enzymatic Consortium
2.8 Fermentation for the Production of Second-Generation Bioethanol
2.9 Conclusions
References
3: Catalytic Transformation of Ethanol to Industrially Relevant Fine Chemicals
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Conversion of Ethanol to Small Oxygenates
3.2.1 Acetaldehyde
3.2.2 Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate
3.2.3 Acetone
3.3 Conversion of Ethanol to Hydrocarbons
3.3.1 Ethylene
3.3.2 Propylene
3.3.3 Butanol
3.3.4 1,3-Butadiene
3.4 Conclusions
References 4: Selective Bioethanol Conversion to Chemicals and Fuels via Advanced Catalytic Approaches
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Dehydration of Ethanol
4.2.1 Diethyl Ether Production
4.2.2 Ethylene Production
4.2.3 Propylene Production
4.3 Oxidation of Ethanol
4.3.1 Ethylene Oxide Production
4.3.2 Acetic Acid Production
4.4 Steam Reforming of Ethanol and Dehydrogenation
4.4.1 Steam Reforming of Ethanol to Hydrogen
4.4.2 Dehydrogenation of Ethanol
4.4.2.1 Acetaldehyde
4.4.2.2 Ethyl Acetate
4.5 Guerbet Reaction of Ethanol
4.6 Conclusions
References 5: A Spotlight on Butanol and Propanol as Next-Generation Synthetic Fuels
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Divergent Fuel Properties of Ethanol, Propanol, and Butanol
5.3 Petrochemical Routes for Butanol Production
5.4 Biological Route for Butanol Production
5.5 Petrochemical Routes for Propanol Production
5.6 Biological Routes for Propanol Production
5.7 Challenges and Future Perspectives
5.8 Conclusions
References
6: Technological Advancements in the Production and Application of Biomethanol
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Industrial Applications of Methanol