Biomass to Bioenergy

Biomass to Bioenergy: Modern Technological Strategies for Biorefineries provides an in-depth review of the latest innovations and developments in biomass conversion technologies for energy and biochemical products. The book presents the fundamental principles, recent developments, challenges and solutions, innovative state-of-the-art technologies and future perspectives on biorefining technologies of waste biomass resources to biofuel production. - Presents applications of thermochemical conversion and reforming technologies for waste biomass to biofuels, including the main biomass conversion technologies for biomass-to-liquid, biomass-to-gas and gas-to-liquid - Offers solutions to the technical issues of bio-refinery, as well as addressing supply chain management and lifecycle and techno-economic assessments of biorefinery - Provides fundamental principles, recent developments, challenges and solutions, innovative state-of-the-art technologies, and future perspective on biorefining technologies - Examines the challenges for the large-scale implementation of thermochemical biomass conversion technologies to biofuels and biochemicals

Chapter 1: Sustainability science to address energy security and achieve sustainable development Chapter 2: Insights on biomass pretreatment and bioconversion to bioethanol and biobutanol Chapter 3: Progress in anaerobic digestion of organic wastes to biomethane Chapter 4: Catalytic and non-catalytic transesterification of non-edible oils to biodiesel Chapter 5: Advances in pyrolysis technology for biomass conversion to solid and liquid biofuels Chapter 6: Hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass to produce bio-crude oil and hydrochar Chapter 7: Catalytic upgrading of bio-oil and bio-crude oil to synthetic transportation fuels Chapter 8: Valorization of waste biomass for hydrogen-enriched gas production Chapter 9: Biomass gasification for hydrogen production: A pathway to cleaner energy transition Chapter 10: Conversion of syngas to olefins and green hydrocarbons through Fischer-Tropsch catalysis