Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fang, Zhen (Editor), Smith, Jr., Richard L. (Editor), Qi, Xinhua (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Biofuels and Biorefineries, 1
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Biotechnology.; Chemical engineering.; Forest products.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Wood Science & Technology.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

The application of ionic liquids to biomass for producing biofuels and chemicals will be one of the hot research areas during the next decade due to the fascinating properties of these versatile group of solvents that allow them to dissolve lignocellulosic materials. The present text provides up-to-...

Table of Contents:

• PART 1: Synthesis and fundamentals of ionic liquids for biomass conversion
• PART 2: Dissolution and derivation of cellulose and Fractionation of lignocellulosic materials with ionic liquids
• PART 3: Production of biofuels and chemicals in ionic liquids
• PART 4: Compatibility of ionic liquids with enzyme in biomass treatment
• PART 5: Ionic liquids for absorption and biodegradation of organic pollutant in multiphase systems.