1. Edition - December 2005
319.- Euro
2005. XXX, 934 Pages, 2 Volumes, Hardcover
301 Fig., , 107 Tab. 
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31027-4
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31027-2 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim







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Short description
This first book dedicated to biorefineries focuses on the technological principles, as well as the economic aspects, green processes, plants, concepts, current and forthcoming biobased product lines. Of benefit to the whole spectrum of the process industry.

From the contents
BACKGROUND AND OUTLINE - PRINCIPLES AND FUNDAMENTALS
Biorefinery Systems - An Overview
Biomass Refining Global Impact - The Biobased Economy of the 21st Century
Development of Biorefineries - Technical and Economic Considerations
Biorefineries for the Chemical Industry - A Dutch Point of View
BIOREFINERY SYSTEMS
The Lignocellulosic Biorefinery - A Strategy for Returning to a Sustainable Source of Fuels and Industrial Organic Chemicals
Lignocellulosic Feedstock Biorefinery: History and Plant Development for Biomass Hydrolysis
The Biofine Process - Production of Levulinic Acid, Furfural, and Formic Acid from Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
A Whole Crop Biorefinery System: A Closed System for the Manufacture of Non-food Products from Cereals
Iogen's Demonstration Process for Producing Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass
Sugar-based Biorefinery - Technology for Integrated Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), Sugar, and Ethanol
Biomass Refineries Based on Hybrid Thermochemical-Biological Processing - An
The Green Biorefiner Concept - Fundamentals and Potential
Plant Juice in the Biorefinery - Use of Plant Juice as Fermentation Medium
BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND PRIMARY BIOREFINERIES
Biomass Commercialization and Agriculture Residue Collection
The Corn Wet Milling and Corn Dry Milling Industry - A Base for Biorefinery Technology Developments
BIOMASS CONVERSION: PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES
Enzymes for Biorefineries
Biocatalytic and Catalytic Routes for the Production of Bulk and Fine Chemicals from Renewable Resources
BIOBASED PRODUCT FAMILY TREES
The Key Sugars of Biomass: Availability, Present Non-Food Uses and Potential Future Development Lines
Industrial Starch Platform - Status quo of Production, Modification and Application
Lignocellulose-based Chemical Products and Product Family Trees
Lignin Chemistry and its Role in Biomass Conversion
Industrial Lignin Production and Applications
Towards Integration of Biorefinery and Microbial Amino Acid Production
Protein-based Polymers: Mechanistic Foundations for Bioproduction and Engineering
New Syntheses with Oils and Fats as Renewable Raw Materials for the Chemical Industry
Industrial Development and Application of Biobased Oleochemicals
Phytochemicals, Dyes, and Pigments in the Biorefinery Context
Adding Color to Green Chemistry? An Overview of the Fundamentals and Potential of Chlorophylls
BIOBASED INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, MATERIALS AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Industrial Chemicals from Biomass - Industrial Concepts
Succinic Acid - A Model Building Block for Chemical Production from Renewable Resources
Polylactic Acid from Renewable Resources
Biobased Consumer Products for Cosmetics
BIOBASED INDUSTRY: ECONOMY, COMMERCIALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
Industrial Biotech - Setting Conditions to Capitalize on the Economic Potential