Thermochemical processing of biomass conversion into fuels, chemicals and power /

• Other Authors: Brown, Robert C. (Robert Clinton)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2011.
• Series: Wiley series in renewable resources.
• Subjects: Biomass energy.; Thermochemistry.; Energy conversion.; SCIENCE > Chemistry > Organic.; Engineering.; Chemical engineering.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.; Electronic books.

"This book is a comprehensive examination of the large number of possible pathways for converting biomass into fuels and power through thermochemical processes. The book brings together a widely scattered body of information into a single volume that allows comparison of the various thermochemi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to thermochemical processing of biomass into fuels, chemicals, and power / Robert C. Brown
• Biomass combustion / Bryan M. Jenkins, Larry L. Baxter and Jaap Koppejan
• Gasification / Richard L. Bain and Karl Broer
• Syngas cleanup, conditioning, and utilization / David C. Dayton, Brian Turk and Raghubir Gupta
• Fast pyrolysis / Robbie H. Venderbosch and Wolter Prins
• Upgrading fast pyrolysis liquids / Anthony V. Bridgwater
• Hydrothermal processing / Douglas C. Elliott
• Catalytic conversion of sugars to fuels / Geoffrey A. Tompsett, Ning Li and George W. Huber
• Hybrid processing / DongWon Choi [and others]
• Costs of thermochemical conversions of biomass to power and liquid fuels / Mark M. Wright and Robert C. Brown.