Biorefineries

For Biomass Upgrading Facilities

By: Ayhan Demirbas

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Hardcover | 13 October 2009

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Industrial biorefineries have been identified as the most promising routes to the creation of a bio-based economy. Partial biorefineries already exist in some energy crop, forest-based, and lignocellulosic product facilities. Biorefineries: For Biomass Upgrading Facilities examines the variety of different technologies which integrated bio-based industries use to produce chemicals; biofuels; food and feed ingredients; biomaterials; and power from biomass raw materials. Conversion technologies are also covered, since biomass can be converted into useful biofuels and biochemicals via biomass upgrading and biorefinery technologies.

Biorefineries: For Biomass Upgrading Facilities will prove a practical resource for chemical engineers, and fuel and environmental engineers. It will also be invaluable in academic fields, providing useful information for both researchers and students.

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"This book attempts to address the needs of energy researchers, chemical engineers, energy resources specialists, agriculturists, crop cultivators, and others interested in bioenergy. ... for non-engineering readers and students, this book may be adequate for a comprehensive overview of the field. It may also be useful ... for engineering students. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, two-year technical program students, general readers." (A. C. Sheth, Choice, Vol. 47 (8), April, 2010)

"Describes the main biorefinery concepts for the production of fuels based on biomass and their technical opportunities. ... In the more technical parts he shows the biomass fractionation and valorisation, the different thermochemical and biochemical processes and an overview to economical, political and environmental impacts of biorefineries. Overall this book is a good reference for biofuel production in biorefineries." (Bio-based News, Issue 8, February/March, 2011)

"The book clearly aims towards both general and advanced level readers. ... The main focus of the book is however on various thermo chemical and biochemical processes that take place in the biorefinery. ... the author particularly discusses the technological, economical and policy barriers which need to be overcome for full fledged deployment of a biorefinery based economy. ... To gain a comprehensive outlook on this concept is thus highly desired and this is deservedly fulfilled by the book." (Vishal Toro, Green Energy, Vol. 6 (5), September-October, 2010)

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Introduction	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Short Supply of Petroleum	p. 3
Petroleum and Heavy Oil Refining	p. 6
Classification of Oils	p. 7
Petroleum-Based Transportation Fuels	p. 9
Coal, Coal Liquefaction, and Refining	p. 11
Natural Gas	p. 16
Oil Shale and Tar Sands	p. 20
Natural Bitumen and Extra-Heavy Oil	p. 22
Introduction to Renewable and Biorenewable Sources	p. 24
Non-Combustible Renewable Energy Sources	p. 24
Combustible Renewable Energy Sources	p. 29
References	p. 31
Fuels from Biomass	p. 33
Introduction	p. 33
Biomass Feedstocks	p. 35
Modern Biomass, Bioenergy, and Green Energy	p. 40
The Chemistry of Biomass	p. 42
Biomass Fuel Analyses	p. 45
Biomass Conversion Processes	p. 47
Chemicals from Biomass	p. 50
Char from Biomass	p. 52
Adhesives from Biomass	p. 54
Valorization of Wood	p. 57
Biofuels from Biomass	p. 58
Introduction	p. 58
Bioethanol	p. 59
Biodiesel	p. 61
Bio-Oil	p. 62
Biogas	p. 63
Fischer-Tropsch Liquids	p. 64
Biohydrogen	p. 66
Sugar from Biomass	p. 68
Barriers to the Development of Biofuels	p. 70
References	p. 71
Biorefinery	p. 75
Introduction	p. 75
Definitions of Biorefinery	p. 78
Main Technical and Non-Technical Gaps and Barriers to Biorefineries	p. 80
The History of Biorefinery	p. 81
Petroleum Refinery and Biorefinery	p. 85
References	p. 91
Transportation Fuels	p. 93
Introduction	p. 93
Gasoline or Petrol	p. 94
Diesel Fuel	p. 99
Liquefied Petroleum Gas	p. 102
Compressed Natural Gas	p. 103
Hydrogen	p. 104
Biorenewable Liquid Fuels	p. 105
Biorenewable Gaseous Fuels	p. 109
References	p. 112
Biomass Fractionation and Valorization	p. 115
Introduction	p. 115
Biomass Fractionation and Valorization Facilities	p. 117
Physical Valorization Facilities of Biomass	p. 121
Briquetting of Particulate Wood Waste	p. 123
Chemical Valorization Facilities of Biomass	p. 125
Reuse of Wood Wastes for Energy Generation	p. 127
Biochemical Valorization Facilities of Biomass	p. 130
References	p. 132
Thermochemical Processes	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
Combustion of Biomass	p. 138
Liquefaction Process	p. 139
Direct Liquefaction	p. 140
Indirect Liquefaction Processes	p. 142
Hydrothermal Conversion Processes	p. 143
Supercritical Liquefaction	p. 147
Pyrolysis Process	p. 151
Pyrolysis Facilities	p. 154
Reaction Mechanism of Pyrolysis	p. 156
Char Production	p. 158
Bio-Oil Production	p. 160
Chemicals and Fuels Production	p. 165
Upgrading of Pyrolysis Products	p. 170
Refining of Pyrolysis Products	p. 173
Refining Opportunities for Bio-Oil	p. 175
Gasification Process	p. 175
Gasification Facilities	p. 177
Integrated Gasification-Fischer-Tropsch (BIG-FT) Process	p. 182
Upgrading of Gasification Products	p. 186
Refining of Upgrading Gasification Products	p. 188
References	p. 189
Biochemical Processes	p. 193
Introduction	p. 193
Biochemical Conversion Facilities	p. 194
Production of Fuels	p. 194
Production of Chemicals	p. 198
Fungal Enzymes to Convert Biomass to Bioethanol	p. 200
Upgrading of Biochemical Conversion Products	p. 202
Refining of Biochemical Conversion Products	p. 204
References	p. 208
Biorefining Economy	p. 211
Introduction	p. 211
Costs, Prices, and Economic Impacts of Biofuels	p. 215
References	p. 219
Political Impacts of Biorefinery	p. 221
Introduction	p. 221
Political Impacts	p. 222
References	p. 226
Environmental Impacts of Biorefineries	p. 227
Introduction	p. 227
Environmental Impacts	p. 228
References	p. 234
Index	p. 237
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