Refining of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Bioenergy and Value-added Products

This book covers different types of available lignocellulosic biomasses, their sources, characterization methodologies, and pre-treatment techniques to isolate lignin for making cellulose and hemicellulose available for saccharification to glucose including examples and case studies. Various methods, such as fermentation to obtain biofuel and value-added products from biomass, are also covered. The book delves into modern separation processes such as membrane technology that could facilitate sugar concentration, enzyme recycling, higher bioethanol yield, and treatment of bioprocess effluent.

Features:

Focusses on development of various processes for converting biomass into economical and integrated techniques for the production of feedstock products.
Provides comprehensive review of biomass for bioethanol for renewable biomass feedstock.
Includes renewable materials for materials sustainability.
Reviews pollution-free technologies for utilization in biorefineries.
Incorporates problem sets, examples, and case studies.

This book is aimed at researchers, professionals, graduate students in bioprocessing, chemical engineering, and biotechnology.