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Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids / edited by Zhen Fang, Richard L. Smith, Jr., Xinhua Qi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fang, Zhen, 1963- editor.
- Series:
- Biofuels and biorefineries 2214-1537 ; 1.
- Biofuels and biorefineries
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biotechnology.
- Chemical engineering.
- Wood.
- Renewable energy sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustration.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- The application of ionic liquids to biomass for producing biofuels and chemicals will be one of the hot research areas during the next decade due to the fascinating properties of these versatile group of solvents that allow them to dissolve lignocellulosic materials. The present text provides up-to-date fundamentals, state-of-the-art reviews, current assessments and prospects in this area, including aspects of pretreatment, fermentation, biomass dissolution, cellulose transformation, reaction kinetics and physical properties, as well as the subsequent production of biofuels and platform chemicals such as sugars, aldehydes and acids. Auxiliary methods such as catalysis, microwave and enzymatic techniques used in the transformations are covered. Both researchers and practitioners are certain to find a wealth of information in the individual chapters, which were written by experts in the field to provide an essential basis for assessing possible pretreatment and transformation routes of biomass using ionic liquids, and for developing new methods and chemical processes. Dr. Zhen Fang is Professor of Bioenergy, head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Biomass Group, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden and is also an Adjunct Professor of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China. Dr. Richard L Smith, Jr. is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology, Tohoku University, Japan. Dr. Xinhua Qi is Professor of Environmental Science at Nankai University, China.
- Contents:
- PART 1: Synthesis and fundamentals of ionic liquids for biomass conversion
- PART 2: Dissolution and derivation of cellulose and Fractionation of lignocellulosic materials with ionic liquids
- PART 3: Production of biofuels and chemicals in ionic liquids
- PART 4: Compatibility of ionic liquids with enzyme in biomass treatment
- PART 5: Ionic liquids for absorption and biodegradation of organic pollutant in multiphase systems.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 9789400777118
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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