Thermochemical conversion of biomass for the production of energy and chemicals / / Anthony Dufour

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910137504003321
• Autore: Dufour Anthony
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE : , : Wiley, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-119-13771-3; 1-119-13770-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Collana: Focus Series
• Disciplina: 661.8
• Soggetti: Biomass chemicals
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Table of Contents -- Title -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction on the Past, Present and Future of Biomass Conversion -- I.1. Definition of biomass -- I.2. Biomass in the global carbon balance of Earth -- I.3. The history of biomass valorization -- I.4. Potential of biomass resource for energy and chemicals -- I.5. Main routes for biomass conversion -- 1 Bioenergy Chain and Process Scales -- 1.1. Biomass production and ecological issues -- 1.2. Modeling of bioenergy chains -- 1.3. Technical-economical analysis of bioenergy chains -- 1.4. Life-cycle and multicriteria assessment of bioenergy chains -- 2 Reactor Scale -- 2.1. Introduction about the reactions occurring in biomass thermochemical reactors -- 2.2. Reactors for biomass combustion -- 2.3. Reactors for biomass gasification -- 2.4. Reactors for biomass pyrolysis -- 2.5. Reactors for biomass liquefaction -- 3 Particle Scale and Mesoscale -- 3.1. Introduction on the main mechanisms occurring during wood pyrolysis -- 3.2. Physical-chemical mechanism of pyrolysis at the particle scale -- 3.3. Evolution of polymer network in biomass at the mesoscale -- 3.4. Structure of a char particle and mechanisms of its oxidation -- 4 Molecular Scale -- 4.1. Introduction on the variability of biomass composition and the decoupling of reactions -- 4.2. Chemical structure of lignocellulosic biomass -- 4.3. Chemical mechanisms of primary pyrolysis -- 4.4. Molecular mechanisms of gas-phase reactions -- 4.5. ; Molecular mechanisms of catalytic reactions -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- End User License Agreement.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book highlights the processes of biomass thermochemical conversion, covering topics from combustion and gasification, to pyrolysis and liquefaction.Heat, power, biofuels and green chemicals can all be produced by these thermochemical processes. The different scales of investigation are presented: from the bioenergy chains, to the reactors and molecular mechanisms.The author uses current research and data to present bioenergy chains from forest to final use, including the biomass supply chains, as well as the life cycle assessment of different process chains.Biomass conversion reactors are also presented, detailing their technologies for combustion, gasification and syngas up-grading systems, pyrolysis and bio-oil upgrading.The physical-chemical mechanisms occurring in all these reactors are presented highlighting the main pathways for gas, char and bio-oil formation from biomass.This book offers an overview of biomass valorization for students, engineers or developers in chemistry, chemical, environmental or mechanical engineering.