Overview
- Provides up-to-date fundamentals, state-of-the-art reviews, current assessments and prospects in this field
- Uses physical, chemical, and biological methods
- Contributions from international leading experts in the area
Part of the book series: Biofuels and Biorefineries (BIOBIO)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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About this book
This book provides state-of-the-art reviews, the latest research, prospects and challenges of the production of platform chemicals such as C6 sugars, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, gamma-valerolactone, xylitol, 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, levulinic acid, ethanol and others from sustainable biomass resources using processes that include heterogeneous catalysis, ionic liquids, hydrothermal/solvothermal, electrochemical and fermentation methods. It also discusses the application of these chemicals and their derivatives for synthesizing commodity chemicals via various routes. Intended as a reference resource for researchers, academicians and industrialists in the area of energy, chemical engineering and biomass conversion, it provides a wealth of information essential for assessing the production and application of various biomass-derived platform chemicals using biological, chemical and electrochemical techniques.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Richard L Smith, Jr. is Professor of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology, Tohoku University, Japan.
Dr. Xinhua Qi is Professor of Environmental Science, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute (AEPI), Ministry of Agriculture, ChinaBibliographic Information
Book Title: Production of Platform Chemicals from Sustainable Resources
Editors: Zhen Fang, Richard L. Smith, Jr., Xinhua Qi
Series Title: Biofuels and Biorefineries
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4172-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4171-6Published: 27 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5069-6Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4172-3Published: 14 June 2017
Series ISSN: 2214-1537
Series E-ISSN: 2214-1545
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 475
Number of Illustrations: 98 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biochemistry, general, Renewable and Green Energy, Forestry
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharma