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Chemicals from Biomass
Practical Handbook on Biodiesel Production and Properties
Integrating Bioprocesses into Chemical Production Complexes for Sustainable Development Debalina Sengupta U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Ralph W. Pike Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA Series: Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
This book develops a methodology for creating new plants based on renewable resources that supply the needed goods and services of existing plants. It includes converting existing plants to ones based on renewable resources that may require nonrenewable resource supplements. Based on extensive reviews of biomass as feedstock and the production of chemicals from biomass, the authors identify new bioprocesses that use renewable feedstock as raw materials. The text shows how new plants are integrated into existing plants in a chemical production complex. It also covers economic and sustainability analysis and the optimization of chemical complexes. Simulation codes are available for download. Features: • Covers essentially all aspects of bioprocess engineering • Presents a methodology for new plants based on renewable resources that supply the needed goods and services of existing plants • Details the production of chemicals from renewable resources and from biomass • Uses examples from existing chemical plants in the Lower Mississippi River Corridor as well as international case studies • Provides downloadable simulation codes
Content: (abridged): Introduction. Biomass as Feedstock. Chemicals from Biomass. Simulation for Bioprocesses. Bioprocesses Plant Model Formulation. Formulation and Optimization of the Superstructure. Case Studies Using Superstructure. Appendices. Catalog no. K13620, July 2012, c. 496 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4398-7814-9, $149.95 / £95.00 Also available as eBook
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Mushtaq Ahmad, Mir Ajab Khan, Muhammad Zafar, and Shazia Sultana Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan Series: Chemical Industries
Practical and accessible, this book identifies biological resources that can be used as biodiesel and explores their viability from technical, commercial, and economic points of view. It provides precise, comprehensive data on biodiesel-yielding plants, and detailed description of plant species and their biodiesel potential and implementation. It also addresses their morphology, germplasm, distribution, and ecology, as well as cultivation, harvesting, biotic factors, energy production, and other aspects. The book concludes with a glossary and list of references that makes it an indispensable primer for researchers in the field. Catalog no. K14670, September 2012, c. 162 pp. Soft Cover, ISBN: 978-1-4665-0743-2 $89.95 / £57.99 Also available as eBook
Forest-Based Biomass Energy Concepts and Applications Frank Spellman Spellman Environmental Consultants, Norfolk, Virginia, USA and Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
This reference covers renewable energy derived from natural processes that are replenished continuously in various forms, such as biofuels, bioproducts, and bio-power. The book provides an overview of renewable and sustainable energy and an explanation of the science and mathematics of biomass. It examines numerous types of biomass feedstocks, and includes coverage on converting biomass waste into useable energy. Tree stocks covered include Poplar, Willow, American Sycamore, Sweetgum, and Loblolly. It also offers information on the benefits of agroforestry, the approach of combining crops with livestock. Catalog no. K12753, December 2011, 514 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4398-6019-9, $159.95 / £99.00 Also available as eBook
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