1st Edition
by Anthony Dufour (Author)
This book highlights the processes
of biomass thermochemical conversion, covering topics from combustion
and gasification, to pyrolysis and liquefaction.
Heat, power,
biofuels and green chemicals can all be produced by these thermochemical
processes. The different scales of investigation are presented: from
the bioenergy chains, to the reactors and molecular mechanisms.
The
author uses current research and data to present bioenergy chains from
forest to final use, including the biomass supply chains, as well as the
life cycle assessment of different process chains.
Biomass
conversion reactors are also presented, detailing their technologies for
combustion, gasification and syngas up-grading systems, pyrolysis and
bio-oil upgrading.
The physical-chemical mechanisms occurring in
all these reactors are presented highlighting the main pathways for gas,
char and bio-oil formation from biomass.
This book offers an
overview of biomass valorization for students, engineers or developers
in chemistry, chemical, environmental or mechanical engineering.
