Biomass, Bioproducts and Biofuels

ISBN-13: 9780367354084 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 208 str.

Jorge M. T. B. Varejao

Opis

This volume reviews advances and innovative applications in this field. It will encourage the use of new works and even unpublished works to use biomass or its components for the production of bioproducts and biofuels.

Spis treści

1. Biomass Structure and Disassembling 2. New Uses for Hemicellulose 3. Biomass Delignification with Biomimetic Enzyme Systems 4. Bioproducts Derived from Lignin Obtained from Micro- and Nanocrystalline Cellulose Preparation 5. Carbon Fiber Analogues by Fusion of Biomass Polymers 6. The Methanol/Sulfuric Acid System for Cellulose Saccharification 7. Microalgae Biomass as an Alternative to Fossil Carbons 8. The Phase Inversion in the Preparation of Batch Biodiesel from Triglycerides and Methanol 9. Preparation and use of Biodiesel in a Continuous Process using Alcohol/Water Mixtures

O autorze

Jorge M. T. B. Varejão is Coordinator Professor and Head of the Department of Exact Sciences at Agrarian School (ESAC)/Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal. He obtained his undergraduate and and MSc degree at The University of Coimbra, Portugal, in the area of ​​organic chemistry synthesis and a PhD degree in Chemistry from The University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. He is a full member of the research center, Center for Natural Resources, Environment and Society CERNAS (FCT), of The Institute for Applied Research (IIa/IPC Coimbra) and a member of the Portuguese Chemistry Society. His research interests are biotechnology, instrumental methods of analysis and their application in the field of biomass, related to food, energy, and bioproducts.