Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass
| Series: | Industrial biotechnology |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Subject: | Biomass chemicals, Organic compounds |
| Authors: | James H. Clark , Fabien Deswarte |
| Pages: | 200 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 9780470058053 |
| Call No: | TP248.B55 I68 2008 |
Nature provides us with an abundance of chemical potential. Presenting an overview of the use of bioresources in the 21st century, Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass covers resources, chemical composition of biomass, key factors affecting composition, utilization of wastes, extraction technologies, controlled pyrolysis, fermentation, platform molecules, and green chemical technologies for their conversion to valuable chemicals. The text shows how smaller volume chemicals could become bulk chemicals as a result of a greater exploitation of biomass products, making it an important resource for academic and industrial scientists and researchers.