Analytical Techniques and Methods for Biomass

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vaz Jr., Sílvio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Analytical chemistry.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Natural resources.; Materials science.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Analytical Chemistry.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Natural Resources.

This book deals with the application of techniques and methods of chemical analysis for the study of biomass and its conversion processes, aiming to fill the current gap in the book literature on the subject. The use of various techniques and analytical methods is presented and discussed in a straig...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 The Use of Analytical Chemistry to Understand the Biomass
• Chapter 2 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Lignins from Different Sources and Isolation Methods for an Application as a Biobased Chemical Resource and Polymeric Material
• Chapter 3 Analyses of Biomass Fibers by XRD, FTIR and NIR
• Chapter 4 Molecular Properties and Functions of Humic Substances and Humic-like Substances (HULIS) from Biomass and their Transformation Products
• Chapter 5 Mass Spectrometry for Metabolomics and Biomass Composition Analyses
• Chapter 6 Analysis of Biomass Products by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• Chapter 7 Microscopy Applied in Biomass Characterization
• Chapter 8 Analytical Strategies Using Chromatographic Methodologies to Analyze Lignocellulosic Feedstocks and their Value-added Compounds under Biorefinery Processes.