Biomass as a Sustainable Energy Source for the Future
Fundamentals of Conversion Processes
1. Auflage Dezember 2014
600 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Focusing on the conversion of biomass into gas or liquid fuels the
book covers physical pre-treatment technologies, thermal, chemical
and biochemical conversion technologies
* Details the latest biomass characterization
techniques
* Explains the biochemical and thermochemical conversion
processes
* Discusses the development of integrated biorefineries,
which are similar to petroleum refineries in concept, covering such
topics as reactor configurations and downstream processing
* Describes how to mitigate the environmental risks when
using biomass as fuel
* Includes many problems, small projects, sample
calculations and industrial application examples
J. Ruud van Ommen is an associate professor at Delft University of Technology working in the Chemical Engineering department. His current research focuses on Scaling up of nanotechnology processes, and monitoring and structuring of catalytic multiphase reactors, especially for energy related processes. He is co-author of more than 80 journal papers, of which about 25 concerning energy technology.
