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This book, edited by Yebo Li, explores the advancements in bioenergy through the conversion of waste and biomass into fuels and polymers. It addresses the challenges and innovations in anaerobic digestion, emphasizing microbial technologies and the conversion of volatile fatty acids into polymers and sustainable aviation fuels. The book also delves into the utilization of lignin for carbon fiber production, CO2 conversion into biodegradable polymers, and hydrogen production from biomass via thermochemical processes. Additionally, it examines the potential of algal biomass for biofuel production, comparing various thermochemical technologies. The intended audience includes researchers, engineers, and professionals in the fields of bioenergy and environmental science, aiming to advance sustainable practices in energy production.
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Volume nine Conversion of waste and biomass to fuels and polymers edited by Yebo Li, Quasar Energy Group, Cleveland, OH, United States 1st ed London, United Kingdom Elsevier Science & Technology 2024 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Elsevier Science & Technology 2024 1 online resource (402 pages) 1 online resource (402 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Issn Series Includes bibliographical references Front Cover -- Advances in Bioenergy -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: Rethinking anaerobic digestion for bioenergy and biopolymers production: Challenges and opportunities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Advances in anaerobic digestion -- 2.1 Thermal hydrolysis -- 2.1.1 Mechanisms -- 2.1.2 TH effects on feedstock properties -- 2.1.3 TH effects on AD -- 2.1.4 Economics and comparison of TH pretreatment of various types of solid wastes for AD -- 2.2 Reactor design -- 2.2.1 Dual-stage reactors -- 2.2.2 Bioaugmentation -- 3 Microbial electrochemical technology -- 3.1 MET process -- 3.2 MEC configurations -- 3.3 Substrates treated in MEC-assisted AD systems -- 3.4 Utilizing renewable energy for microbial electrolysis cells -- 3.5 Microbial management -- 4 Arrested methanogenesis -- 4.1 SRT-based arrested methanogenesis -- 4.2 pH-based arrested methanogenesis -- 4.3 ORP-based arrested methanogenesis -- 4.4 Chemical addition to inhibit methanogenesis -- 5 VFAs recovery and conversion to polymers and aviation fuels -- 5.1 Emerging technology for recovering VFAs -- 5.2 Conversion of VFAs to PHA -- 5.3 Conversion of VFAs to aviation fuels -- 5.4 Economic aspects of arrested AD for advanced polymers and fuels -- 6 Biogas utilization -- 6.1 Biogas cleaning and CO2 capturing -- 6.1.1 Biogas cleaning and upgrading -- 6.1.2 Biogas CO2 capture and storage -- 6.2 Upgrading biogas to transportation fuels -- 6.2.1 Upgrading biogas to Bio-CNG -- 6.2.2 Upgrading biogas to Bio-LNG -- 6.2.3 Upgrading biogas to SAF -- 6.2.4 Upgrading biogas to green methanol and DME -- 6.3 Economic consideration -- 7 Digestate management -- 7.1 Dewatering -- 7.1.1 Conventional dewatering technologies -- 7.1.2 Dynamic filtration -- 7.1.3 Electro-osmosis -- 7.2 Nutrient recovery -- 7.2.1 Ammonia recovery -- 7.2.2 Phosphorus recovery 7.3 Algae cultivation with AD digestate -- 7.4 Thermal conversion of AD digestate -- 7.5 Fate and removal of organic contaminants -- 7.6 Economic consideration of digestate management -- 8 Challenges and prospects -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter Two: Lignin-based carbon fiber toward sustainability: Opportunities and challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General carbon fiber production -- 3 Biobased carbon fiber -- 4 Lignin structure -- 4.1 Dependency on biomass type -- 4.2 Dependency on extraction methods -- 4.2.1 Kraft process -- 4.2.2 Sulfite process -- 4.2.3 Soda process -- 4.2.4 Organosolv process -- 5 Lignin-based carbon fibers -- 5.1 Physical pretreatments -- 5.2 Chemical pretreatment -- 5.3 Mixing with co-precursor polymers -- 5.4 Nanoparticle additives -- 6 Factors affecting the qualities of lignin-based precursor and carbon fibers -- 7 Approaches to improve structural orientability of lignin-based carbon fiber -- 7.1 Grafting depolymerized lignin onto PET -- 7.2 Synthesizing lignin-based linear thermoplastics -- 7.3 Establishing structural orientation by tailoring fiber fabrication method -- 8 Outlook and recommendations for future research -- Acknowledgments -- Conflict of interest -- References -- Chapter Three: Sustainable polycarbonates production from CO2 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Catalysts for the fixation of CO2 into polycarbonates -- 2.1 Heterogeneous catalyst system -- 2.2 Homogeneous catalyst system -- 2.2.1 Metal porphyrin catalyst -- 2.2.2 Metal Salen catalysts -- 2.2.3 Bimetallic catalytic system -- 2.2.4 Polymeric catalyst -- 2.2.5 Organocatalysts -- 3 Approaches in functionalization of CO2 based polycarbonates -- 3.1 Direct polymerization of CO2 and functional epoxides -- 3.1.1 Functional ethylene-oxide-based monomers -- 3.1.2 Cyclohexene oxide derivatives and other alicyclic epoxide monomers 3.1.3 Glycidyl ether monomers -- 3.2 Terpolymerization of CO2, epoxides and third monomers -- 3.2.1 Epoxide/CO2/epoxide -- 3.2.2 Epoxide/CO2/anhydride -- 3.2.3 Epoxide/CO2/Lactone -- 3.3 Post-polymerization of CO2 based polycarbonates -- 3.4 CO2-based block polycarbonates -- 3.4.1 Structure of CO2-based block polycarbonate -- 3.4.2 Preparation of CO2-based block polycarbonate -- 3.4.2.1 Sequential monomer addition -- 3.4.2.2 Chain-transfer polymerization -- 3.4.2.3 One-step synthesis -- 4 Property and applications of CO2 based polycarbonates -- 4.1 Basic properties -- 4.2 Thermal performance of poly(propylene carbonate) -- 4.3 Biodegradability of poly(propylene carbonate) -- 4.4 Gas barrier performance of poly(propylene carbonate) -- 4.5 Application of poly(propylene carbonate) -- 5 CO2-based polyols: preparation, property and applications -- 5.1 Preparation -- 5.2 Properties -- 5.3 Application of CO2-based polymer polyols -- 6 Summary and outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Four: Advances in water-gas shift reaction for hydrogen production from biomass -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of hydrogen production from biomass -- 2.1 Biomass sources -- 2.2 Thermochemical routes for hydrogen production from biomass -- 2.2.1 Gasification -- 2.2.2 Pyrolysis -- 2.2.3 Supercritical water gasification -- 2.3 Reforming processes of biomass-derived vapors -- 2.3.1 Steam reforming -- 2.3.2 Partial oxidation -- 2.3.3 Autothermal reforming and catalytic partial oxidation -- 2.3.4 Dry reforming -- 3 Parameters influencing hydrogen yield in biomass gasification -- 3.1 Effect of biomass characteristics -- 3.2 Effect of gasification temperature -- 3.3 Effect of steam-to-biomass ratio -- 3.4 Effect of catalysts -- 4 Overview of water-gas shift reaction -- 4.1 Catalysts and its activity -- 4.2 Reaction mechanism of the WGS reaction 4.3 Integration of biomass gasification and WGS reaction -- 5 Industrial applications of hydrogen from biomass-based feedstocks -- 5.1 Fischer-Tropsch synthesis -- 5.2 Ammonia synthesis -- 5.3 Methanol production -- 6 Challenges and future opportunities for hydrogen production -- 7 Conclusions and prospects -- References -- Chapter Five: Thermochemical processing of algal biomass for biofuel production -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Thermochemical methods -- 2.1 Combustion -- 2.2 Torrefaction -- 2.3 Hydrothermal processing -- 2.3.1 Hydrothermal liquefaction -- 2.3.2 Hydrothermal gasification -- 2.4 Pyrolysis -- 2.5 Gasification -- 3 Liquid biofuels -- 4 Gaseous biofuels -- 5 Biochar -- 6 Perspectives -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter Six: Green technologies for recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates: Opportunities and perspectives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 PHA recovery methods -- 2.1 Pretreatment of cell biomass -- 2.2 Extraction methods -- 2.2.1 PHA-dissolving Solvents -- 2.2.2 Chemical digestion for removing NPCM -- 2.2.3 Enzymatic digestion -- 2.2.4 Mechanical disruption -- 2.2.5 Other methods -- 2.2.5.1 Biological method of digestion of NPCM -- 2.2.5.2 Supercritical fluid extraction -- 2.3 PHA separation and purification -- 3 Scale-up and future directions -- 4 Conclusion -- Acklowldegements -- References -- Back Cover This book, edited by Yebo Li, explores the advancements in bioenergy through the conversion of waste and biomass into fuels and polymers. It addresses the challenges and innovations in anaerobic digestion, emphasizing microbial technologies and the conversion of volatile fatty acids into polymers and sustainable aviation fuels. The book also delves into the utilization of lignin for carbon fiber production, CO2 conversion into biodegradable polymers, and hydrogen production from biomass via thermochemical processes. Additionally, it examines the potential of algal biomass for biofuel production, comparing various thermochemical technologies. The intended audience includes researchers, engineers, and professionals in the fields of bioenergy and environmental science, aiming to advance sustainable practices in energy production. Generated by AI Biomass conversion Biomass energy Biopolymers Bioénergie Biopolymères Biomasse- Conversión Li, Yebo editor Yebo Li Issn Series