Recent Advances in Bioconversion of Lignocellulose to Biofuels and Value Added Chemicals within the Biorefinery Concept

An integrated overview of biorefinery with enzymes generating value-added products and its relation to social and economic aspects, circular bioeconomy, HUBs and perspectives

Edivaldo Ximenes Ferreira Filho (Edited by), Leonora Rios de Souza Moreira (Edited by), Eduardo de Aquino Ximenes (Edited by), Cristiane Sanchez Farinas (Edited by)

9780128182239

Paperback, published 5 May 2020

344 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.2 cm, 0.81 kg

Recent Advances in Bioconversion of Lignocellulose to Biofuels and Value Added Chemicals within the Biorefinery Concept covers the latest developments on biorefineries, along with their potential use for the transformation of residues into a broad range of more valuable products. Within this context, the book discusses the enzymatic conversion process of lignocellulosic biomass to generate fuels and other products in a unified approach. It focuses on new approaches to increase enzymatic production by microorganisms, the action of microbial inhibitors, and strategies for their removal.

1. An introduction to biorefinery 2. Microorganisms producing enzymes: strategies to improve the enzymatic yield of biomass deconstruction 3. Enzymatic path to bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass: Consolidated and new strategies to enhance the enzymatic activity on lignocellulosic biomass 4. Enzyme interactions on lignocellulosic biomass structure 5. Enzymes and Biomass Pretreatment 6. Chemical and thermochemical methods on lignocellulosic biorefinery 7. Lignin Valorization 8. Biomass co-products utilization 9. Economic and social aspects of Biorefineries 10. Virtual Biorefineries 11. Life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic biorefinery 12. Perspectives

Subject Areas: Chemical engineering [TDCB], Biochemical engineering [TC]