Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass (eBook)

Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass, Second Edition
presents an overview of the use of biorenewable resources in the
21st century for the manufacture of chemical products, materials
and energy. The book demonstrates that biomass is essentially a
rich mixture of chemicals and materials and, as such, has a
tremendous potential as feedstock for making a wide range of
chemicals and materials with applications in industries from
pharmaceuticals to furniture.

Completely revised and updated to reflect recent developments,
this new edition begins with an introduction to the biorefinery
concept, followed by chapters addressing the various types of
available biomass feedstocks, including waste, and the different
pre-treatment and processing technologies being developed to turn
these feedstocks into platform chemicals, polymers, materials and
energy. The book concludes with a discussion on the policies and
strategies being put in place for delivering the so-called
Bioeconomy.

Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass is a valuable
resource for academics, industrial scientists and policy-makers
working in the areas of industrial biotechnology, biorenewables,
chemical engineering, fine and bulk chemical production,
agriculture technologies, plant science, and energy and power
generation.



We need to reduce our dependence on fossil resources and
increasingly derive all the chemicals we take for granted and use
in our daily life from biomass - and we must make sure that
we do this using green chemistry and sustainable technologies!

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Topics covered include:

* The biorefinery concept

* Biomass feedstocks

* Pre-treatment technologies

* Platform molecules from renewable resources

* Polymers from bio-based monomers

* Biomaterials

* Bio-based energy production

Praise for the 1st edition:

"Drawing on the expertise of the authors the book
involves a degree of plant biology and chemical engineering, which
illustrates the multidisciplinary nature of the topic
beautifully" - Chemistry World