A-Z of Biorefinery: A Comprehensive View

A-Z of Biorefinery: A Comprehensive View provides a comprehensive book that highlights and illustrates important topics relating to biorefineries, including associated theory, current and future research trends, available techniques and future challenges. This book will benefit a wide range of audiences, including students, engineers, scientists, practitioners, and those who are keen to explore more on biorefinery. Sections cover the availability of current technologies, constraints, market trends, recent system developments, and the concepts that enable modern biorefineries to utilize all kinds of biomass. This book is an essential resource for students, scientists, engineers and practitioners working in industry and academia. Covers the most important topics relating to biorefineriesProvides related definitions, theories, overviews of methods, applications and important referencesOffers perspectives and concise reviews for each sectionIncludes complete design case studies with tutorials INDICE: Section 1 Overview of A-Z of Biorefinery 1. Introduction Section 2 Biomass and Biobased Products 2. Whole crop feedstocks (including sugar crops, starch crops, oil crops, and energy crops) 3. Lignocellulosic feedstocks (Lignin, Hemicellulose, Cellulose) 4. Algal based feedstocks 5. Waste/Effluent/Byproduct streams from biobased/chemical-based industries and household/municipal wastes Potential products 6. Biofuels (ethanol, diesel, jet fuels, methane, hydrogen, etc.) 7. Biochemicals 8. Bioplastics (polylactic acid, polybutylene succinate, PHAs, etc.) 9. Biopharmaceutical products Section 3 Conversion of biomass to high-value products  10. Overview of the biomass conversion processes (chemical, bio-, thermal) and process comparison 11. Gasification/Pyrolysis 12. Thermal/Electromagnetic processes 13. Key enzymes in biorefineries (Hydrolysis) 14. Fermentation 15. Consolidated bioprocess Section 4 Downstream recovery and separation 16. Overview of solid/liquid/gas separation processes in biorefinery 17. Selected major unit operations in downstream recovery and separation of desired products (Filtration microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis Evaporation and Crystallization) Section 5 Process creation, design and analysis 18. Processing route synthesis (superstructure models) 19. Processing route synthesis (reaction network and separation network; Superstructure creation; synthesis problem solution; perspectives) 20. Modelling, simulation, and analysis (Process & chemical property models, perspectives) 21. Sustainable design (Targeted design approach; Process intensification; Environmental impact analysis; Zero emission verification; Perspectives) Section 6 Tools and complete case studies 22. Computer-aided methods and tools (Databases on biorefinery; Numerical solvers; LCA tools; Technoeconomic analysis tool; Sustainability analysis tool and Complete design case studies (including PFD design, mass and energy balance, simulation, economic analysis, environmental impact analysis of selected biomass from each region) 23. Complete design case studies I. (Biofuels) 24. Complete design case studies II. (Biochemicals) 25. Complete design case studies III. (Bioplastics) 26. Complete design case studies IV. (Biopharmaceuticals)

• ISBN: 978-0-12-819248-1
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 766
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés