Biomass Processing for Biofuels, Bioenergy and Chemicals

• Main Author: Bhaskar, Thallada (auth)
• Other Authors: Chen, Wei-Hsin (auth), Ong, Hwai (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; oxidation stability; power density; lipids; pre-treatment; dark fermentation; hydrodeoxygenation; combustion characteristics; hydrogen; feed solution; emission; cow manure; anaerobic digestion; synergistic effect; biodiesel; thermophilic; mesophilic; antioxidant; crude oil; biofuel; rice husk; base-catalyzed transesterification; enzymatic digestibility; fatty acid methyl ester; coffee mucilage; osmotic membrane; fermentation; forward osmosis; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; lignocellulose; dimethyl carbonate; diesel; triacylglycerides; drop-in fuel; draw solution; subcritical methanol; free fatty acids; Rhus typhina biodiesel; sewage sludge; alternative fuel; vacuum; intake temperature; Physico-chemical properties; bioethanol; energy yield; tert-butylhydroquinone; non-edible oil; biomass; nano-catalysts; Fatty Acid Methyl Ester; bioenergy; direct carbon fuel cell; viscosity; FAME yield; reaction kinetics; gasification; operating conditions; injection strategies; instar; butylated hydroxyanisole; torrefaction; nanomagnetic catalyst; fatty acid methyl esters; crude glycerol; renewable energy; pyrolysis; glycerol carbonate; single-pellet combustion; biodiesel production; nanotechnology; microwave irradiation; pressure-retarded osmosis; black soldier fly larvae (BSFL); technology development; concentration polarization; waste; nano-additives; bio-jet fuel; kinetic study; thermogravimetric analysis; rubber seed oil; combustion; potato peels; power generation; response surface; biochar; lipid; organic wastes; extrusion; co-combustion; biomass pretreatment; microwave; hardwood; Rancimat method; anaerobic treatment; post-treatment; fatty acid methyl ester (FAME); biogas; GCI; compression ratio; membrane fouling; environment; rice straw; pretreatment; free fatty acid; palm oil mill effluent; acclimatization; Box-Behnken design
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Biomass can be used to produce renewable electricity, thermal energy, transportation fuels (biofuels), and high-value functional chemicals. As an energy source, biomass can be used either directly via combustion to produce heat or indirectly after it is converted to one of many forms of bioenergy and biofuel via thermochemical or biochemical pathways. The conversion of biomass can be achieved using various advanced methods, which are broadly classified into thermochemical conversion, biochemical conversion, electrochemical conversion, and so on. Advanced development technologies and processes are able to convert biomass into alternative energy sources in solid (e.g., charcoal, biochar, and RDF), liquid (biodiesel, algae biofuel, bioethanol, and pyrolysis and liquefaction bio-oils), and gaseous (e.g., biogas, syngas, and biohydrogen) forms. Because of the merits of biomass energy for environmental sustainability, biofuel and bioenergy technologies play a crucial role in renewable energy development and the replacement of chemicals by highly functional biomass. This book provides a comprehensive overview and in-depth technical research addressing recent progress in biomass conversion processes. It also covers studies on advanced techniques and methods for bioenergy and biofuel production.