Biomass preprocessing and pretreatments for production of biofuels :  mechanical, chemical and thermal methods / 
edited by Jaya Shankar Tumuluru. 
 - First edition. 
 - 1 online resource (470 pages) :  136 illustrations 
<br/><br/> part, 1 Mechanical Preprocessing --   chapter 1 Why Biomass Preprocessing and Pretreatments? /  chapter 2 Conventional and Advanced Mechanical Preprocessing Methods for Biomass: Performance Quality Attributes and Cost Analysis /  chapter 3 Effects of Mechanical Preprocessing Technologies on Gasification Performance and Economic Value of Syngas /  chapter 4 Mechanical Fractionation of Biomass Feedstocks for Enhanced Pretreatment and Conversion /  chapter 5 Biomass Gasification and Effect of Physical Properties on Products /  chapter 6 The Impacts of Biomass Pretreatment Methods on Bio-oil Production /  part, 2 Thermal Preprocessing --   chapter 7 Steam Treatment of Cellulosic Biomass for Pelletization /  chapter 8 Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC) of Biomass for Energy Applications /  chapter 9 Thermal Pretreatment of Biomass to make it Suitable for Biopower Application /  chapter 10 The Impacts of Thermal Pretreatments on Biomass Gasification and Pyrolysis Processes /  chapter 11 Hydrothermal Liquefaction A Promising Technology for High Moisture Biomass Conversion /  part, 3 Chemical Preprocessing --   chapter 12 Chemical Preprocessing of Feedstocks for Improved Handling and Conversion to Biofuels /  chapter 13 Acid Preprocessing Treatments Benefit for Bioconversion of Biomass for Liquid Fuels and Bioproduct Production /  chapter 14 Compositional and Structural Modification of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biofuel Production by Alkaline Treatment /  chapter 15 Impacts, Challenges, and Economics of Ionic Liquid Pretreatment of Biomass /  chapter 16 Ammonia Fiber Expansion and its Impact on Subsequent Densification and Enzymatic Conversion /  Jaya Shankar Tumuluru --   Jaya Shankar Tumuluru Neal Yancey --   Amit Khanchi Bhavna Sharma Ashokkumar Sharma Ajay Kumar Jaya Shankar Tumuluru Stuart Birrell --   Jeffrey A. Lacey --   Sushil Adhikari Hyungseok Nam Avanti Kulkarni --   Yang Yue Sudhagar Mani --   Shahab Sokhansanj Hamid Rezaei Pak Sui (Wilson) Lam Tang Yong Bahman Ghiasi Zahra Tooyserkani --   S. Kent Hoekman Amber Leland Larry Felix --   Jaya Shankar Tumuluru --   Zixu Yang Ajay Kumar --   Ankita Juneja Deepak Kumar Jaya Shankar Tumuluru --   John Earl Aston --   Nick Nagle Erik Kuhn --   Kingsley L. Iroba Majid Soleimani Lope G. Tabil --   Jipeng Yan Ling Liang Todd R. Pray Ning Sun --   Bryan D. Bals Timothy J. Campbell. 
<br/><br/> Engineering the physical, chemical, and energy properties of lignocellulosic biomass is important to produce high-quality consistent feedstocks with reduced variability for biofuels production. The emphasis of this book will be the beneficial impacts that mechanical, chemical, and thermal preprocessing methods can have on lignocellulosic biomass quality attributes or specifications for solid and liquid biofuels and biopower production technologies. "Preprocessing" refers to treatments that can occur at a distance from conversion and result in an intermediate with added value, with improved conversion performance and efficiency.This book explores the effects of mechanical, chemical, and thermal preprocessing methods on lignocellulosic biomass physical properties and chemical composition and their suitability for biofuels production. For example, biomass mechanical preprocessing methods like size reduction (which impacts the particle size and distribution) and densification (density and size and shape) are important for feedstocks to meet the quality requirements for both biochemical and thermochemical conversion methods like enzymatic conversion, gasification, and pyrolysis process. Thermal preprocessing methods like drying, deep drying, torrefaction, steam explosion, hydrothermal carbonization, and hydrothermal liquefaction effect feedstock's proximate, ultimate and energy property, making biomass suitable for both solid and liquid fuel production. Chemical preprocessing which includes washing, leaching, acid, alkali, and ammonia fiber explosion that can enable biochemical composition, such as modification of lignin and hemicellulose, and impacts the enzymatic conversion application for liquid fuels production. This book also explores the integration of these preprocessing technologies to achieve desired lignocellulosic biomass quality attributes for biofuels production. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781315153735 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical.<br/>TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General.<br/>Biomass energy.<br/>Chemical processes.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TP339  / .B5737 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>662/.88