Zhen Fang Boeken

Microwave Theory and Reactor Design.- Microwave-assisted Conversions and Syntheses.- Pretreatment Strategies and Techno-Economics.

This book provides state-of-the-art reviews, current research on and the prospects of lignin production, biological, thermal and chemical conversion methods, and lignin technoeconomics. Fundamental topics related to lignin chemistry, properties, analysis, characterization, and depolymerization mechanisms, as well as enzymatic, fungal and bacterial degradation methods are covered. The book also examines practical topics related to technologies for lignin and ultra-pure lignin recovery, activated carbon, carbon fiber production and materials, and addresses the biological conversion of lignin with fungi, bacteria or enzymes to produce chemicals, along with chemical, catalytic, thermochemical and solvolysis conversion methods. Lastly, it presents a case study on practical polyurethane foam production using lignin. Lignin has a bright future and will be an essential feedstock for producing renewable chemicals, biofuels and value-added products. Offering comprehensive information on this promising material, the book represents a valuable resource for students, researchers, academicians and industrialists in the field of biochemistry and energy.

This book comprises 19 chapters authored by leading experts in biomass pretreatment methods. It thoroughly examines various biomass types, including molasses, sugar beet pulp, cheese whey, sugarcane residues, palm waste, vegetable oil, straws, stalks, and wood. The text delves into numerous pretreatment approaches—physical, thermal, chemical, physicochemical, and biological—and their roles in producing biofuels and chemicals like sugars, ethanol, extracellular polysaccharides, biodiesel, gas, and oil. Traditional methods such as steam, hot-water, hydrothermal, diluted-acid, organosolv, ozonolysis, sulfite, milling, fungal and bacterial, microwave, ultrasonic, plasma, torrefaction, pelletization, gasification (including biogas), and liquefaction are discussed alongside novel techniques like nano and solid catalysts, organic electrolyte solutions, and ionic liquids. The book reviews cutting-edge research and offers insights into future developments in biomass pretreatment for biofuels, particularly in biotechnology, microbiology, chemistry, materials science, and engineering. It serves as a systematic introduction to pretreatment techniques and is a valuable resource for students, researchers, academicians, and industrialists in biorefineries. Zhen Fang, a Professor of Bioenergy and leader of the biomass group at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, contributes his expertise to this comprehensive work.