Recent advances in thermochemical conversion of biomass [electronic resource] /
edited by Ashok Pandey, Thallada Bhaskar, Michael St诣ker, Rajeev Sukumaran.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Front Cover; Recent Advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass; Copyright; Contents ; Contributors; Preface ; Part I: General ; Chapter 1: Advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass-Introduction; 1.1. World Energy Demand and Supply/Preamble; 1.2. Biofuel Policies; 1.2.1. Renewable Fuel Standards in the United States; 1.2.2. EU Biofuels Policy; 1.3. Biomass-an Opportunity; 1.3.1. Generations of Biofuels; 1.3.2. Components of Lignocellulosic Biomass; 1.3.3. Agricultural Residues; 1.3.4. Forest Residues; 1.3.5. Energy Crops; 1.3.6. Global Biomass Potential The United States of AmericaEuropean Union; BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China); Brazil; Russia; India; China; 1.4. Biomass Conversion Methods; 1.5. Advantages of Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass; 1.5.1. Thermochemical Methods of Conversion; 1.5.2. Feedstock Handling Methods; 1.5.3. Methods of Thermochemical Conversion; 1.5.4. Syngas Platform; 1.5.5. C6 and C6 /C5 Sugar Platforms; 1.5.6. Lignin Platform; 1.5.7. Pyrolysis Oil Platform; 1.6. Concept of Biorefinery; 1.7. Scientometric Analysis; 1.8. Conclusion and Perspectives; References Chapter 2: Feedstock Suitability for Thermochemical Processes2.1. Introduction; 2.1.1. Why Biofuel?; 2.1.2. Biobased Society and Economy; 2.2. Processes for the Conversion of Biomass into Various Products in a Biorefinery; 2.3. Thermochemical Conversion; Feedstocks for Thermochemical Conversion; Feedstock Classification; Compositional Analysis of the Feedstock; 2.3.1. Diversity of Feedstock Types that Can Be Utilized for Thermochemical Conversion; 2.4. Nonprocess Parameters Affecting the Conversion Process; 2.4.1. Process Efficiencies as Affected by Feedstock Properties/Composition CombustionGasification; Pyrolysis; 2.4.2. Ways to Overcome Drawbacks of the Feedstock Composition-Necessity for Pretreatment; Torrefaction as a Biomass Pretreatment for Improvement of Conversion Efficiency; Leaching/Acid or Alkali Pretreatment; 2.5. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 3: Analytical Techniques as a Tool to Understand the Reaction Mechanism; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Composition of Lignocellulosic Biomass Samples; 3.3. Thermal Analysis; 3.3.1. Reaction Heat of the Biomass Decomposition; 3.3.2. Thermogravimetric Analysis of Biomass 3.3.3. Thermal Decomposition Products as Measured by Thermogravimetry/Mass spectrometry3.3.4. Reaction Kinetic Modeling Using Thermogravimetric Data; 3.4. Analytical Pyrolysis; 3.4.1. Pyrolysis Techniques; 3.4.2. Pyrolysis of Macromolecular Biomass Constituents; 3.4.3. Pyrolysis of Whole Biomass Samples; 3.5. Reaction Mechanisms of the Thermal Decomposition; 3.5.1. Cellulose Decomposition; 3.5.2. Hemicellulose Decomposition; 3.5.3. Lignin Decomposition; 3.5.4. Mechanisms of Biomass Pyrolysis; 3.6. Effect of Inorganic Materials on the Decomposition Mechanism
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