Lignin Valorization

Lignin Valorization
Author: Gregg T. Beckham
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2018-03-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1782625542

"Chapters will specifically focus on the production of fuels and chemicals from lignin."--Page [4] of cover.

Bacterial Nanocellulose

Bacterial Nanocellulose
Author: Miguel Gama
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2016-07-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0444634665

Bacterial Nanocellulose: From Biotechnology to Bio-Economy presents an overview on the current and future applications of bacterial nanocellulose, perspectives on the ecology and economics of its production, and a brief historic overview of BNC related companies. - Discusses recent progresses on the molecular mechanism of BNC biosynthesis, its regulation, and production techniques - Covers advances in the use of BNC in bio- and nano-polymer composite materials - Presents a detailed economic analysis of BNC production - Provides an overview on the regulatory framework on the food and biomedical fields - Reviews current research in the biomedical and food industries, identifies gaps, and suggests future needs - Raises awareness about this material and its potential uses in emergent fields, such as the development of aerogels and optoelectronic devices

Environmentally Benign Approaches for Pulp Bleaching

Environmentally Benign Approaches for Pulp Bleaching
Author: Pratima Bajpai
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2005-09-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780444517241

1. Introduction. -- 2. General background. -- 3. Options for environmentally benign bleaching. -- 4. ECF and TCF bleaching. -- 5. Chlorine free bleaching of secondary fibers. -- 6. Closed cycle bleach plant.

Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals

Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals
Author: Ganti S. Murthy
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2021-09-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128192437

Systems analysis for sustainability is an emerging discipline where technologies, processes or policies are evaluated comprehensively for sustainability. Trifold sustainability metrics such as technical feasibility, economic viability and environmental impacts are commonly used to assess sustainability. In addition to these metrics, it is important to consider resource sustainability, policies and social aspects for evaluating the sustainability of any proposed alternative. Green-Economy: Systems Analysis for Sustainability provides a theoretical background to perform such analyses and detailed case studies. The first part of this book introduces methods and tools to perform technical feasibility analysis, economic viability analysis, environmental impacts assessment, environmental risk assessment, resource sustainability assessment, policy and social aspects of technologies, general logic-based sustainability assessment for green products and introduces resilience thinking. The second part of the book focuses on case studies with an emphasis on solar energy, biofuels and bioproducts from across the globe. - Covers sustainability analysis for bioeconomy - Provides theoretical background for conducting sustainability analysis - Includes case studies from around the world that use these methods - Examines techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, resource assessment, environmental risk analysis, policy and social aspects of technologies

Recent Advances in Environmentally Compatible Polymers

Recent Advances in Environmentally Compatible Polymers
Author: J F Kennedy
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2001-10-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1845693744

Based on the proceedings of the eleventh international Cellucon conference held in Tsukuba, Japan, this book offers a comprehensive overview of important research undertaken into all aspects of environmentally compatible polymers.It deals with natural and synthetic polymer materials such as gels, fibres, pulp and paper, films, foams, blends and composites and shows how environmental compatibility such as biodegradability and recyclability can be developed by utilising natural polymers such as polysaccharides and polyphenols. - Based on the proceedings of the eleventh international Cellucon conference held in Tsukuba, Japan - Offers a comprehensive overview of important research undertaken into all aspects of environmentally compatible polymers - Deals with natural and synthetic polymer materials such as gels, fibres, pulp and paper, films, foams, blends and composites

Lignin and Lignans

Lignin and Lignans
Author: Cyril Heitner
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 833
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439858594

Over the past four decades, there has been immense progress in every area of lignin science, ranging from the enzymology of lignin biodegradation, to the delignification of wood fiber during pulping and bleaching, to advances in spectroscopy. Lignin and Lignans: Advances in Chemistry captures the developments that have been achieved by world-class

New Trends in Natural and Synthetic Polymer Science

New Trends in Natural and Synthetic Polymer Science
Author: Cornelia Vasile
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2006
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781594547720

This collection of texts written by well-recognised specialists was constituted having in view these important directions of actual research. Sustainable economical growth requires safe resources of raw materials for the industrial production. Today's most frequently used industrial raw material, petroleum, is neither sustainable, because limited, nor environmentally friendly. While the economy of energy can be based on various alter-native raw materials, such as wind, sun, water, biomass, as well as nuclear fission and fusion, the economy of substances is fundamentally depending on biomass, in particular biomass of plants. In the last decades because of the crude oil and other natural resources crisis, a new alternative has been proposed consisting in utilisation of renewable natural resources as feedstock and fuel, among which the biomass is the most promising.