The role of catalysis for the sustainable production of bio-fuels and bio-chemicals
Focuses primarily on the state-of-the-art catalysts and catalytic processes expected to play a decisive role in the "green" production of fuels and chemicals from biomass.
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| Other Authors | , , |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier,
2013.
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| Edition | First edition. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780444563323 0444563326 9781299398467 1299398464 044456330X 9780444563309 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xii, 594 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. A general introduction to biomass utilization possibilities
- 2. Biomass composition and its relevance to biorefining
- 3. Catalytic upgrading of fats and vegetable oils for the production of fuels
- 4. Heterogeneous catalysis for biodiesel production
- 5. Catalytic pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass
- 6. Pathways and mechanisms of fast pyrolysis : impact on catalyst research
- 7. The role of catalytic pretreatment in biomass valorization toward fuels and chemicals
- 8. Role of acid catalysis in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals
- 9. Catalytic depolymerization and deoxygenation of lignin
- 10. Tomorrow's biofuels : hybrid biogasoline by co-processing in FCC units
- 11. Catalytic hydrotreatment of bio-oils for high-quality fuel production
- 12. Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to biofuels (BtL process)
- 13. Integrating white biotechnology in lignocellulosic biomass transformations : from enzyme-catalysis to metabolic engineering
- 14. Steam reforming of bio-oils to hydrogen
- 15. Photocatalytic production of renewable hydrogen
- 16. Catalytic transformation of CO2 to fuels and chemicals, with reference to biorefineries
- 17. The role of heterogeneous catalysis in the biorefinery of the future.