Lignocellulosic biorefineries [electronic resource] / Jean-Luc Wertz and Olivier Bédué
- Author
- Wertz, Jean-Luc
- Published
- Lausanne, Switzerland : EPFL Press, [2013]
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 521 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Additional Creators
- Bédué, Olivier and Ebooks Corporation
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- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.1.Climate change -- 1.1.1.Earth's energy budget and greenhouse effect -- 1.1.2.Carbon cycle -- 1.2.Biomass and its conversion to products -- 1.2.1.Definition -- 1.2.2.Biomass feedstock -- 1.2.3.Conversion processes -- 1.3.Biorefineries -- 1.4.Life cycle assessment (LCA) -- 1.5.Structure of the book -- 1.6.References -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Chloroplasts -- 2.2.1.Leaves -- 2.2.2.Chloroplasts and photosynthetic membranes -- 2.3.Photosynthetic pigments and antenna complexes -- 2.3.1.Photosynthetic pigments -- 2.3.2.Antenna complexes -- 2.4.Stages of photosynthesis -- 2.5.Light reactions -- 2.5.1.Photosystem II (PSII) -- 2.5.2.Cytochrome b6f complex -- 2.5.3.Photosystem I (PSI) -- 2.5.4.ATP synthase -- 2.6.Dark reactions -- 2.7.C3, C4 and CAM plants -- 2.7.1.Photorespiration -- 2.7.2.C3 vs C4 plants -- 2.7.3.CAM plants -- 2.7.4.Comparison of C3, C4 and CAM photosynthesis -- 2.8.Photosynthetic efficiency -- 2.9.References -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.First-generation biofeedstocks -- 3.2.1.Sugar feedstocks -- 3.2.2.Starch feedstocks -- 3.2.3.Vegetable oil -- 3.3.First-generation biofuels -- 3.3.1.Bioethanol -- 3.3.2.ETBE (Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether) -- 3.3.3.Biodiesel -- 3.3.4.Biogas -- 3.3.5.Global production of liquid biofuels -- 3.4.Biobased chemicals and materials derived from food plants -- 3.4.1.Overview -- 3.4.2.Biobased polymers and plastics -- 3.5.Environmental performance -- 3.5.1.Life cycle assessments applied to first-generation biofuels -- 3.5.2.Sustainability of biofuels in Europe -- 3.5.3.Life cycle assessments of biobased polymers -- 3.6.References -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Structure -- 4.2.1.Molecular structure -- 4.2.2.Supramolecular structure -- 4.2.3.Morphological structure of native cellulose -- 4.3.Biosynthesis -- 4.3.1.Terminal complexes -- 4.3.2.Glucose polymerization by cellulose synthases -- 4.3.3.Chain assembly into microfibrils -- 4.4.Properties and applications -- 4.4.1.Properties -- 4.4.2.Applications of cellulose fibers -- 4.6.References -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Enzymatic hydrolysis -- 5.2.1.Cellulases -- 5.2.2.Noncomplexed cellulase systems -- 5.2.3.Multienzyme complexes -- 5.2.4.Conclusion -- 5.3.Non-biological degradation -- 5.3.2.Alkaline degradation -- 5.3.3.Oxidative degradation -- 5.3.4.Thermal degradation -- 5.3.5.Mechanical degradation -- 5.3.6.Radiation degradation -- 5.3.7.Conclusion -- 5.4.References -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Hemicelluloses -- 6.2.1.Structure and occurrence -- 6.2.2.Biosynthesis -- 6.2.3.Hemicelluloses in cell walls -- 6.2.4.Enzymatic hydrolysis -- 6.2.5.Properties and applications -- 6.3.Lignin -- 6.3.1.Structure and distribution of lignin -- 6.3.2.Biosynthesis -- 6.3.3.Lignin in plant cell walls -- 6.3.4.Degradation -- 6.3.5.Properties and applications -- 6.4.References -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Physical pretreatments -- 7.2.1.Mechanical comminution -- 7.2.2.High energy radiation -- 7.3.Chemical pretreatments -- 7.3.1.Liquid hot water -- 7.3.2.Acid hydrolysis -- 7.3.3.Alkaline hydrolysis -- 7.3.4.Organosolv/solvent fractionation -- 7.3.5.Oxidative delignification -- 7.3.6.Room temperature ionic liquids (RTIL) -- 7.4.Physicochemical treatments -- 7.4.1.Steam explosion -- 7.4.2.Ammonia pretreatments -- 7.4.3.Carbon dioxide explosion -- 7.4.4.Mechanical/alkaline pretreatment -- 7.4.5.Torrefaction -- 7.5.Biological pretreatment -- 7.6.Summary -- 7.7.References -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Processes: pretreatment, hydrolysis and fermentation -- 8.2.1.Hydrolysis -- 8.2.2.Process configurations for ethanol production -- 8.2.3.Fermentation -- 8.3.Life cycle assessments -- 8.3.1.Introduction -- 8.3.2.LCA of a lignocellulosic biorefinery -- 8.3.3.LCA of a biorefinery concept producing ethanol, bioenergy and chemicals from switchgrass -- 8.3.4.LCA of a biorefinery using agricultural residues as feedstocks -- 8.4. Production of cellulosic ethanol: case studies -- 8.4.1.Abengoa -- 8.4.2.Shell/logen -- 8.4.3.DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol -- 8.4.4.BPNerenium -- 8.4.5.POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels -- 8.4.6.Inbicon/Dong -- 8.4.7.MascomaNalero -- 8.4.8.BlueFire -- 8.5.Production of lignocellulose-derived chemicals: case studies -- 8.5.1.Introduction -- 8.5.2.Carbohydrate-derived chemicals -- 8.5.3.Lignin and lignin-derived products -- 8.6.Overview of selected companies -- 8.7.References -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Processes -- 9.2.1.Combustion -- 9.2.2.Gasification -- 9.2.3.Pyrolysis -- 9.2.4.Hydrothermal treatments -- 9.3.Life cycle assessments -- 9.3.1.Environmental performance of lignocellulosic ethanol production through biochemical or thermochemical conversion -- 9.3.2.Economic and environmental comparison of a biochemical and a thermochemical lignocellulosic ethanol processes -- 9.4.Production of fuels and/or chemicals: case studies -- 9.4.1.Range Fuels -- 9.4.2.Choren -- 9.4.3.Coskata -- 9.4.4.Shell -- 9.4.5.INEOS -- 9.4.6.Fulcrum Bioenergy -- 9.4.7.Changing World Technologies -- 9.4.8.InEnTec -- 9.4.9.Green Power -- 9.4.10.AVA-CO2 -- 9.4.11.Enerkem -- 9.4.12.Ensyn -- 9.4.13.Avello Bioenergy -- 9.4.14.Anellotech -- 9.4.15.Dynamotive -- 9.4.16.BioTFuel -- 9.4.17.Rentech -- 9.4.18.EnerTech -- 9.5.Overview of selected companies -- 9.6.References -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Representative programs in the U.S. and EU -- 10.2.1.U.S. Biomass Program -- 10.2.2.EU research initiative -- 10.3.Cellulosic and lignocellulosic feedstocks -- 10.3.1.Biomass residues and wastes -- 10.3.2.Energy crops -- 10.3.3.Algae -- 10.3.4.Research -- 10.3.5.Supply -- 10.4.Lignocellulosic processes -- 10.4.1.Biochemical platform -- 10.4.2.Thermochemical platform -- 10.5.Fuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass -- 10.5.1.Fuels -- 10.5.2.Chemicals -- 10.6.The sustainability challenge.
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