Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and Chemical Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals

Informationen zum Autor Professor Charles Wyman has devoted most of his career to leading advancement of technology for biological conversion of cellulosic biomass to ethanol and other products that will reduce our excessive dependence on petroleum. A substantial portion of this research is directed at advancing technologies for the most expensive and critical unit operations: pretreatment and cellulose and hemicellulose hydrolysis. Professor Wyman is Chair in Environmental Engineering at the Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Riverside. Klappentext Plant biomass is attracting increasing attention as a sustainable resource for large-scale production of renewable fuels and chemicals. However, in order to successfully compete with petroleum, it is vital that biomass conversion processes are designed to minimize costs and maximize yields. Advances in pretreatment technology are critical in order to develop high-yielding, cost-competitive routes to renewable fuels and chemicals.Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and Chemical Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals presents a comprehensive overview of the currently available aqueous pretreatment technologies for cellulosic biomass, highlighting the fundamental chemistry and biology of each method, key attributes and limitations, and opportunities for future advances.Topics covered include: The importance of biomass conversion to fuels The role of pretreatment in biological and chemical conversion of biomass Composition and structure of biomass, and recalcitrance to conversion Fundamentals of biomass pretreatment at low, neutral and high pH Ionic liquid and organosolv pretreatments to fractionate biomass Comparative data for application of leading pretreatments and effect of enzyme formulations Physical and chemical features of pretreated biomass Economics of pretreatment for biological processing Methods of analysis and enzymatic conversion of biomass streams Experimental pretreatment systems from multiwell plates to pilot plant operationsThis comprehensive reference book provides an authoritative source of information on the pretreatment of cellulosic biomass to aid those experienced in the field to access the most current information on the topic. It will also be invaluable to those entering the growing field of biomass conversion. Zusammenfassung Plant biomass is attracting increasing attention as a sustainable resource for large-scale production of renewable fuels and chemicals. However, in order to successfully compete with petroleum, it is vital that biomass conversion processes are designed to minimize costs and maximize yields. Advances in pretreatment technology are critical in order to develop high-yielding, cost-competitive routes to renewable fuels and chemicals.Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and Chemical Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals presents a comprehensive overview of the currently available aqueous pretreatment technologies for cellulosic biomass, highlighting the fundamental chemistry and biology of each method, key attributes and limitations, and opportunities for future advances.Topics covered include: The importance of biomass conversion to fuels The role of pretreatment in biological and chemical conversion of biomass Composition and structure of biomass, and recalcitrance to conversion Fundamentals of biomass pretreatment at low, neutral and high pH Ionic liquid and organosolv pretreatments to fractionate biomass Comparative data for application of leading pretreatments and effect of enzyme formulations Physical and chemical features of pretreated biomass Economics of pretreatment for biological processing Methods of analysis and enzymatic conversion of biomass streams Experimental pretreatment systems from multiwell plates ...

Autorentext

Professor Charles Wyman has devoted most of his career to leading advancement of technology for biological conversion of cellulosic biomass to ethanol and other products that will reduce our excessive dependence on petroleum. A substantial portion of this research is directed at advancing technologies for the most expensive and critical unit operations: pretreatment and cellulose and hemicellulose hydrolysis. Professor Wyman is Chair in Environmental Engineering at the Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Riverside.

Klappentext

Plant biomass is attracting increasing attention as a sustainable resource for large-scale production of renewable fuels and chemicals. However, in order to successfully compete with petroleum, it is vital that biomass conversion processes are designed to minimize costs and maximize yields. Advances in pretreatment technology are critical in order to develop high-yielding, cost-competitive routes to renewable fuels and chemicals. Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and Chemical Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals presents a comprehensive overview of the currently available aqueous pretreatment technologies for cellulosic biomass, highlighting the fundamental chemistry and biology of each method, key attributes and limitations, and opportunities for future advances. Topics covered include: The importance of biomass conversion to fuels The role of pretreatment in biological and chemical conversion of biomass Composition and structure of biomass, and recalcitrance to conversion Fundamentals of biomass pretreatment at low, neutral and high pH Ionic liquid and organosolv pretreatments to fractionate biomass Comparative data for application of leading pretreatments and effect of enzyme formulations Physical and chemical features of pretreated biomass Economics of pretreatment for biological processing Methods of analysis and enzymatic conversion of biomass streams Experimental pretreatment systems from multiwell plates to pilot plant operations This comprehensive reference book provides an authoritative source of information on the pretreatment of cellulosic biomass to aid those experienced in the field to access the most current information on the topic. It will also be invaluable to those entering the growing field of biomass conversion.

Inhalt

List of Contributors xvii Foreword xxi Series Preface xxiii Preface xxv Acknowledgements xxvii 1 Introduction 1 Charles E. Wyman 2 Cellulosic Biofuels: Importance, Recalcitrance, and Pretreatment 17 Lee Lynd and Mark Laser 3 Plant Cell Walls: Basics of Structure, Chemistry, Accessibility and the Influence on Conversion 23 Brian H. Davison, Jerry Parks, Mark F. Davis and Bryon S. Donohoe 4 Biological Conversion of Plants to Fuels and Chemicals and the Effects of Inhibitors 39 Eduardo Ximenes, Youngmi Kim and Michael Ladisch 5 Catalytic Strategies for Converting Lignocellulosic Carbohydrates to Fuels and Chemicals 61 Jesse Q. Bond, David Martin Alonso and James A. Dumesic 6 Fundamentals of Biomass Pretreatment at Low pH 105 Heather L. Trajano and Charles E. Wyman 7 Fundamentals of Aqueous Pretreatment of Biomass 133 Nathan S. Mosier 8 Fundamentals of Biomass Pretreatment at High pH 149 Rocyo Sierra, Mark Holtzapple and Natalia Piamonte 9 Primer on Ammonia Fiber Expansion Pretreatment 173 S.P.S. Chundawat, B. Bals, T. Campbell, L. Sousa, D. Gao, M. Jin, P. Eranki, R. Garlock, F. Teymouri, V. Balan and B.E. Dale 10 Fundamentals of Biomass Pretreatment by Fractionation 205 Poulomi Sannigrahi and Arthur J. Ragauskas 11 Ionic Liquid Pretreatment: Mechanism, Performance, and Challenges 229 Seema Singh and Blake A. Simmons 12 Comparative Performance of Leading Pretreatment Technologies for Biological Conversion of Corn Stover, PoplarWood, and Switchgrass to Sugars 245 Charles E. Wyman, Bruce E. Dale, Venkatesh Balan, Richard T. Elander, Mark T. Holtzap…