Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Microwave

• 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, 2015.
• Series: Biofuels and Biorefineries, 3
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Biotechnology.; Biochemistry.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Biochemistry, general.

Conversion of biomass into chemicals and biofuels is an active research and development area as trends move to replace traditional fossil fuels with renewable resources. By integrating processing methods with microwave and ultrasound irradiation into biorefineries, the time-scale of many operations...