Pretreatment and Thermochemical and Biological Processing of Biomass

Pretreated biomass can efficiently convert to desirable products or energy through two main platforms: thermochemical or biological. Thermochemical conversion technologies involve thermo‐decomposition of biomass into products. Biological conversion mainly involves conversion of biomass to sugars for...

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Published inIntroduction to Chemicals from Biomass pp. 53 - 88
Main Authors Lam, Wan Chi, Kwan, Tsz Him, Budarin, Vitaliy L, Mubofu, Egid B, Fan, Jiajun, Lin, Carol Sze Ki
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Wiley 2014
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Subjects
bioconversion
biological pretreatment
biomass pretreatment
chemical pretreatment
hydrothermal treatment
mechanical pretreatment
physical pretreatment
thermochemical process
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Summary:Pretreated biomass can efficiently convert to desirable products or energy through two main platforms: thermochemical or biological. Thermochemical conversion technologies involve thermo‐decomposition of biomass into products. Biological conversion mainly involves conversion of biomass to sugars for fermentative chemicals production with the help of microorganisms such as bacteria or fungi. This chapter discusses the concepts of various pretreatment processes including mechanical, physical, chemical, and biological methods. Pretreatment helps alter the physical properties and chemical composition of biomass, and makes it more suitable for conversion. Bioconversion of biomass into products through fermentation is a very flexible process which could lead to a wide range of products including biofuels, biochemicals, or biomaterials.
ISBN:1118714482
9781118714485
DOI:10.1002/9781118714478.ch3