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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298348203321

Titolo

Near-critical and Supercritical Water and Their Applications for Biorefineries / / edited by Zhen Fang, Chunbao (Charles) Xu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

94-017-8923-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (481 p.)

Collana

Biofuels and Biorefineries, , 2214-1537 ; ; 2

Disciplina

662.88

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources

Biomass energy

Forest products

Renewable and Green Energy

Wood Science & Technology

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.

Nota di contenuto

Fundamentals of Supercritical Water -- Reactor Design -- Near-critical and Supercritical Water Applications.

Sommario/riassunto

The book provides fundamental chemistry and properties of near-critical water (NCW) and supercritical water (SCW), criteria and challenges/solutions in reactor design for NCW and SCW processes, and up-to-date reviews and practice of a wide range of their applications in biorefineries including: production of hydrochars from biomass, SCW oxidation (SCWO) for waste treatment, SCW gasification (SCWG) of biomass and waste for hydrogen and methane production, hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass, production of chemicals, and SCWO of biofuels for energy. It also presents techno-economic analysis of hydrogen production via SCWG of biomass. The book will be highly essential for both academic researchers and industrial practitioners for developing novel biorefinery technologies and processes employing NCW or SCW for treatment of various organic waste streams and production of bio-energy and bio-based chemicals from bio-renewable resources. Prof. Dr. Zhen Fang is leader and founder of biomass group, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Dr.  Chunbao (Charles) Xu is currently an Associate



Professor of Chemical Engineering and NSERC/FPInnovations Industrial Research Chair in Forest Biorefinery at Western University, Canada.