Plant Bioproducts

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chen, Guanqun (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Weselake, Randall J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Singer, Stacy D. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Plant biochemistry.; Food-Biotechnology.; Microbiology.; Plant Biochemistry.; Food Science.; Food Microbiology.

Among the major challenges facing society today, seeking renewable alternatives to petroleum-based fuels and manufactured goods is critically important to reducing society's dependency on petroleum and tackling environmental issues associated with petroleum use. In recent years there has been c...

Table of Contents:

• Building a case for plant bioproducts
• Introduction to plant biomolecules and cellular metabolism
• An integrated approach to plant bioproduct production
• Production of biodiesel from plant oils
• Production of other bioproducts from plant oils
• Plant carbohydrates and production of renewable biofuel from starch, sugar and cellulose
• Materials and related bioproducts from plant carbohydrates
• Properties of plant proteins
• Protein-based bioproducts
• Biomass-derived building block chemicals
• Biorefinery of plant-based products
• The food versus feed/fuel debate.