| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 594 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Biomass energy.
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Catalysis.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
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Biomass energy
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Catalysis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Triantafyllidis, Kostas S., editor
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Lappas, Angelos A., editor
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Stöcker, Michael, editor
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| ISBN |
9780444563323 |
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0444563326 |
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9781299398467 |
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1299398464 |
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