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This book examines the current advances in biomass conversion technologies for biofuels and biohydrogen production, including their advantages and challenges for real-world application and industrial-scale implementation.
Front Cover; Bioenergy Systems for the Future: Prospects for Biofuels and Biohydrogen; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Section A: Biomass to bioenergy; Chapter 1: Biomass: An overview; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Chemical characterisation of biomass; 1.2.1. Cellulose; 1.2.2. Hemicellulose; 1.2.3. Xylans; 1.2.4. Mannans; 1.2.5. Galactans; 1.2.6. Chitin and peptidoglycan; 1.2.7. Reserve polysaccharides; 1.2.7.1. Starch; Amylose; Amylopectin; 1.2.8. Lignin; 1.3. Agriculture and forestry biomass for energy production; 1.4. Energy from biomass, a resource to exploit
1.4.1. Energy production from biomass1.4.1.1. Energy from agriculture residues; 1.4.1.2. Energy from forestry biomass; 1.4.1.3. Biofuels; 1.5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Technological aspects of nonfood agricultural lignocellulose transformations; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Material flows of biomasses from agriculture; 2.2.1. Classification of biomass; 2.2.2. Biomass properties; 2.3. Energy use pathways of biomasses from agriculture; 2.3.1. Biomass to bioenergy; 2.3.2. Integration of energy use, new biobased products and nutrient recovery
2.3.3. Energy production technologies and fuel characteristics2.3.3.1. General about refining bio fuels; 2.3.3.2. Mechanically and thermally treated solid biofuels; 2.3.3.3. Direct use of solid biomass in energy production; 2.3.3.4. Characteristics and quality demands of fuel; 2.3.4. Environmental technology in heating boilers for solid bio fuels; 2.4. Conclusions; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Production of bioalcohol and biomethane; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Biofuels; 3.2.1. Bioalcohol production; 3.2.1.1. Production feedstocks; Sucrose containing feedstocks; Starchy materials
Lignocellulosic biomassMacro/Microalgea; 3.2.1.2. Production methods; Bioethanol from sugar-/starch-containing feedstock; Bioethanol from lignocellulosic materials; Pretreatment process; Physical pretreatment; Chemical and physicochemical pretreatment; Biological pretreatment; Hydrolysis process; Fermentation process; Separation process; 3.2.2. Biomethane production; 3.2.2.1. Production feedstocks; 3.2.2.2. Production methods; Pretreatment process; Main production stages; Thermal conversion method; AD method; 3.3. Membrane processes for biofuels production; 3.4. Conclusion and future trends
edited by Franceso Dalena, Angelo Basile and Claudio Rossi.
Includes bibliographical references and index.