Chemistry of Lignocellulosics: Current Trends

ISBN-13: 9781498775694 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 308 str.

Tatjana Stevanovic

Opis

This book presents the chemical properties of lignocellulosic fibers and makes a case for why it is important to understand chemical properties of lignocellulosic resources if one wants to innovate and respect sustainable development principles.

Spis treści

Sources of Lignocellulosic Fibers and Their Properties. Products of Thermochemical Transformation of Lignocellulosic Resources. Lignocellulosic Biorefinery: Products and Technologies. New Products Based on Biopolymers and Other Lignocellulosic Constituents.

O autorze

Professor Tatjana Stevanovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, where she had completed all her studies, up to PhD, at the University of Belgrade. From 1979 to 1997 she taught Wood Chemistry and Chemical Transformation of Wood at Belgrade University, after which she became Professor at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada. Ever since, she has taught several undergraduate and graduate courses related to green (wood) chemistry and sustainable engineering at the Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, where she is also the Director of the Wood Engineering Program. Her research focus is on lignins and bioactive extractive components of wood.