The role of catalysis for the sustainable production of bio-fuels and bio-chemicals

• Other Authors: Triantafyllidis, Kostas S. (Editor), Lappas, Angelos A. (Editor), Stöcker, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2013.
• Edition: First edition.
• Subjects: Biomass energy.; Catalysis.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780444563323; 9781299398467; 9780444563309
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xii, 594 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1.A General Introduction to Biomass Utilization Possibilities
• 1.1. Introduction: Scope of This Introduction
• 1.2.A Short History: What Is Biomass? What Is Photosynthesis?
• 1.3. Chemistry of Biomass and Biomass Conversion
• 1.4. Drawbacks and Limitations of Biofuels 1.0: First-Generation Biofuels
• 1.5. Biofuels 2.0: Second-Generation Biomass Conversion Technologies
• 1.6. Beyond Biofuels: A Personal Future Perspective
• 2. Biomass Composition and Its Relevance to Biorefining
• 2.1. Introduction
• 2.2. Chemistry of Biomass Materials
• 2.3. Biomass Types
• 2.4. Biorefining Technologies
• 2.5. First-Generation Versus Second-Generation Biomass
• 2.6. Feedstock Logistics
• 2.7. Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
• 2.8. Advances in Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
• 2.9. Summary
• 3. Catalytic Upgrading of Fats and Vegetable Oils for the Production of Fuels
• 3.1. Introduction
• 3.2. Vegetable Oils
• -3.3. Thermal Cracking (Pyrolysis) of Vegetable Oils
• 3.4. Transesterification of Vegetable Oils
• 3.5. Hydrotreating/Hydrocracking of Vegetable Oils
• 3.6. Conclusions and Perspectives
• 4. Heterogeneous Catalysis for Biodiesel Production
• 4.1. Introduction
• 4.2. Biodiesel Produced Using Organocatalysts
• 4.3. Solid Inorganic Acid Catalysts
• 4.4. Basic Solid Catalysts
• 4.5. Metal Catalysts
• 4.6. Ion-Exchange Resins
• 4.7. Ionic Liquids
• 4.8. Enzymes
• 4.9. Continuous-Flow Biodiesel Production
• 4.10. Conclusions
• 5. Catalytic Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
• 5.1. Introduction
• 5.2. Pyrolysis Chemistry
• 5.3. Catalysts for Upgrading of Pyrolysis Bio-oil
• 5.4. Catalytic Pyrolysis over Zeolites and Mesoporous Materials
• 5.5. Conclusions
• 6. Pathways and Mechanisms of Fast Pyrolysis: Impact on Catalyst Research
• 6.1. Introduction
• 6.2. Pathways and Mechanisms of Biomass Pyrolysis
• 6.3. Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Pyrolysis
• -6.4. Final Remarks
• 7. The Role of Catalytic Pretreatment in Biomass Valorization Toward Fuels and Chemicals
• 7.1. Introduction
• 7.2. Pretreatment with Acid Catalysts
• 7.3. Pretreatment with Basic Catalysts
• 7.4. Self-Catalyzed Pretreatment
• 7.5.Combining Chemical Catalysis with Physical Methods
• 7.6. Oxidation Catalysts
• 7.7. Solid Acid Catalysts
• 7.8. Ionic Liquids
• 7.9. Summary and Outlook
• 8. Role of Acid Catalysis in the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals
• 8.1. Introduction
• 8.2. Overview of Acid Catalysis
• 8.3. Acid-Catalyzed Cellulose Hydrolysis
• 8.4. Isomerization of Carbohydrates Using Solid Lewis Acids
• 8.5. Production of Furanic Species Through Acid
• Catalyzed Dehydration of Sugars
• 8.6. Acid-Catalyzed Upgrading Reactions for Biomass
• Derived Platform Chemicals
• 8.7. Process Intensification: Cascade Reactions and Bifunctional Materials
• 8.8. Concluding Remarks
• -9. Catalytic Depolymerization and Deoxygenation of Lignin
• 9.1. Introduction
• 9.2. Cleavage of C
• O and C
• C Bond Linkages in Lignin
• 9.3. Depolymerization of Lignin
• 9.4. Upgrading the Lignin-Derived Small Molecules
• 9.5. Conclusion and Outlook
• 10. Tomorrow's Biofuels: Hybrid Biogasoline by Co-processing in FCC Units
• 10.1. Introduction
• 10.2. FCC Co-processing
• 10.3. HDT Co-processing Case Studies
• 10.4. Conclusions
• 11. Catalytic Hydrotreatment of Bio-Oils for High-Quality Fuel Production
• 11.1. Introduction
• 11.2. Biomass Liquefaction Processes
• 11.3. Characteristics of BOs
• 11.4. Reference Technology: The HT of Fossil Oils
• 11.5. BO Upgrading
• 11.6. Summary, Recent Advances, and Outlook
• 12. Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis to Biofuels (BtL Process)
• 12.1. Introduction
• 12.2. History of FT Synthesis and New Developments in BtL
• 12.3. Syngas: A Renewable Carbon Source from Biomass
• -12.4. Thermodynamic and Kinetic Considerations of FT Synthesis
• 12.5. Different Kinds of Catalysts
• 12.6. FT Reactors
• 12.7. Reaction Conditions at the Laboratory and Industrial Scale
• 12.8. Mechanism of FT Reactions
• 12.9. Conclusions
• 13. Integrating White Biotechnology in Lignocellulosic Biomass Transformations: From Enzyme-Catalysis to Metabolic Engineering
• 13.1. Motivation for the Implementation of White Biotechnology in Biorefineries
• 13.2. Biocatalysis for Lignocellulose Processing: Free, Isolated Enzymes
• 13.3. Fermentation and Metabolic Engineering for the Production of Bio-Based Commodities
• 13.4. Concluding Remarks
• 14. Steam Reforming of Bio-oils to Hydrogen
• 14.1. Introduction
• 14.2. Thermodynamic Considerations of Oxygenates Steam Reforming
• 14.3. Catalyst Development
• 14.4. Reaction Network and Mechanism
• 14.5. Reactor Systems
• 14.6. Environmental Assessment of Bio-oil to Hydrogen Production via Life Cycle Analysis
• -14.7. Conclusions and Future Aspects
• 15. Photocatalytic Production of Renewable Hydrogen
• 15.1. Introduction
• 15.2. Fundamental Concepts of Semiconductor Photocatalysis
• 15.3. Semiconductor Photocatalysts
• 15.4. Hydrogen Production by Photocatalytic Cleavage of Water
• 15.5. Production of Hydrogen by Photoreforming Reactions
• 15.6. Summary and Conclusions
• 16. Catalytic Transformation of CO2 to Fuels and Chemicals, with Reference to Biorefineries
• 16.1. Introduction
• 16.2. Strategies for Valorization of CO2 in Biorefineries
• 16.3. Catalytic Conversion of CO2
• 16.4. Conclusions
• 17. The Role of Heterogeneous Catalysis in the Biorefinery of the Future
• 17.1. Introduction
• 17.2. The Role of Heterogeneous Catalysis in Biorefineries
• 17.3. Future Prospects and Conclusions.