English | 2021 | PDF | 23 MB | 460 Pages
Since fossil fuels suffer from dangerous
side effects for the environment and their resources are limited,
bioenergy attracted many attentions in various aspects as an
alternative solution. Therefore, increasing number of researches are
conducted every year and the processes updated frequently to make them
more economic and industrially beneficial. Advances in Bioenergy and
Microfluidic Applications reviews recent developments in this field and
covers various advanced bio-applications, which rarely are reviewed
elsewhere. The chapters are started from converting biomass to valuable
products and continues with applications of biomass in
water-treatment, novel sorbents and membranes, refineries, microfluidic
devices and etc. The book covers various routes for gaining bioenergy
from biomass. Their composition, carbon contents, heat production
capacities and other important factors are reviewed in details in
different chapters. Then, the processes for upgrading them directly and
indirectly (using metabolic engineering and ultrasonic devices) to
various fuels are explained. Each process is reviewed both technically
and economically and the product analysis is given. Besides, the effect
of various catalysts on increasing selectivity and productivity are
taken into account. Biofuels are compared with fossil fuels and
challenges in the way of bioenergy production are explained. Moreover,
advanced bio-applications in membranes, adsorption, waste water
treatment, microfluidic devices and etc. are introduced. This book
provides a good insight about such bioprocesses and microfluidics
devices for researchers, students, professors and related departments
and industries that care about energy resources and curious about
recent advances in related methods and technologies. Despite other
books which review biomass chemistry and conversion, the current book
emphasize on the application of biomass in the mentioned areas.
Therefore, one can gain a better and more comprehensive insight by
reading the book.
- Describes energy production from biomass, biomass conversion, their advantages and limitations
- Describes the application of biomass in membranes, sorbents, water-treatment, refineries, and microfluidic devices
- Offers a future outlook of bioenergy production and possibility to apply in the industries
ISBNs: 0128216019, 9780128216019, 9780128226346, 978-0128216019, 978-0128226346
