Integrated forest biorefineries challenges and opportunities

This reference book describes how bioprocessing and biotechnology could enhance the value extracted from wood-based lignocellulosic fiber by employing both biochemical and thermochemical conversion processes. It documents recent accomplishments and suggests future prospects for research and developm...

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Other Authors: Christopher, Lew (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2013
Series:RSC green chemistry 18
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  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Integrated Forest Biorefineries: Current State and Development Potential / Lew P. Christopher
  • 1.1.Introduction
  • 1.2.Integrated Forest Biorefineries
  • 1.2.1.Hemicellulose Platform
  • 1.2.1.1.Hemicellulose Composition and Structure
  • 1.2.1.2.Fate of Hemicellulose during Pulping
  • 1.2.1.3.Hemicellulose Extraction
  • 1.2.1.4.Bioproducts from Hemicellulose
  • 1.2.1.5.Hemicellulose-Based Biorefinery
  • 1.2.2.Lignin Platform
  • 1.2.2.1.Lignin Composition and Structure
  • 1.2.2.2.Fate of Lignin during Pulping
  • 1.2.2.3.Bioproducts from Lignin
  • 1.2.3.Extractives Platform
  • 1.2.3.1.Composition, Classification and Properties of Extractives
  • 1.2.3.2.Fate of Extractives during Pulping and Bleaching
  • 1.3.Concluding Remarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • ch. 2 Economic and Policy Aspects of Integrated Forest Biorefineries / Jianbang Gan
  • 2.1.Introduction
  • 2.2.Traditional Forest Products Sector
  • Contents note continued: 2.2.1.Conditions and Outlook of Forest Products Markets
  • 2.2.2.Supply Chains of Traditional Forest Products
  • 2.3.Integrated Forest Biorefineries (IFBRs)
  • 2.3.1.Supply Chains of IFBRs
  • 2.3.2.Key Economic Aspects of IFBRs
  • 2.3.2.1.End-Product Portfolio
  • 2.3.2.2.Feedstock Choices
  • 2.3.2.3.Logistics and Conversion Technologies
  • 2.3.2.4.Siting and Size of IFBRs
  • 2.4.A. Decision Support Model for IFBRs
  • 2.5.Policy Aspects of IFBRs
  • 2.5.1.Major Barriers to IFBR Development and Deployment
  • 2.5.2.Policy for Enhancing IFBR Development and Deployment
  • 2.6.Summary and Discussion
  • Acknowledgement
  • References
  • ch. 3 Integrated Forest Biorefineries: Sustainability Considerations for Forest Biomass Feedstocks / Virginia H. Dale
  • 3.1.Introduction
  • 3.2.Background
  • 3.3.U.S. Sustainability Frameworks and Policy
  • 3.4.International Sustainability Frameworks and Policy
  • 3.5.Sustainability Topics to Watch
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents note continued: References
  • ch. 4 Integrated Forest Biorefineries: Product-Based Economic Factors / Michael A. Behrens
  • 4.1.Introduction
  • 4.2.Biorefinery Operational Parameters
  • 4.3.Hydrolysis Yield Impact on Economic Models
  • 4.4.Benefits of Product-Driven Operational Parameters
  • 4.5.Value of Residues
  • 4.6.Thermochemical Options
  • 4.7.Integrated Processing
  • 4.8.Conclusion
  • References
  • ch. 5 Integrated Forest Biorefineries: Industrial Sustainability / Emmanuel Kofi Ackom
  • 5.1.Introduction
  • 5.2.Industrial Sustainability: An Overview
  • 5.3.Integrated Forest Biorefinery: An Overview
  • 5.3.1.Retrofitting Pulp and Paper Mills into Integrated Forest Biorefineries
  • 5.3.2.Integrated Forest Biorefinery with Industrial Sustainability Applications: A Case Study on Tembec Temiscaming
  • 5.4.Opportunities in Industrial Sustainability for Integrated Forest Biorefinery: A Case Study
  • 5.4.1.Environmental Policy
  • 5.4.2.Raw Material Sourcing
  • Contents note continued: 5.4.3.Manufacturing
  • 5.4.4.Environmentally Benign Management of Waste Effluent and Reutilization
  • 5.4.5.End-of-Life Management of Products
  • 5.4.6.Socioeconomic Aspects
  • 5.5.Challenges: Industrial Sustainability of Integrated Forest Biorefinery
  • 5.5.1.Environmental Sustainability Issues Related to Feedstock
  • 5.5.1.1.Greenhouse-Gas Emissions (Direct and Indirect)
  • 5.5.1.2.Energy
  • 5.5.1.3.Land for Food, Fuel and Fiber
  • 5.5.1.4.Water
  • 5.5.1.5.Biodiversity
  • 5.5.1.6.Socioeconomic Aspects
  • 5.5.2.Research and Development
  • 5.5.3.Logistics
  • 5.5.4.Investment
  • 5.5.5.Competition with Other Industries for Feedstock
  • 5.5.6.Processing
  • 5.5.7.End-of-Life Legislations for New Products
  • 5.6.Policy Intervention: Improving Competitiveness of Integrated Forest Biorefinery Through Industrial Sustainability
  • 5.7.Conclusions
  • References
  • ch. 6 Prehydrolysis Pulping with Fermentation Coproducts / T. W. Jeffries
  • Contents note continued: 6.1.Introduction and Background
  • 6.2.Prehydrolysis Thermomechanical Pulping
  • 6.2.1.Experimental Prehydrolysis-TMP
  • 6.2.2.Experimental Fermentation of Hydrolysate Sugars
  • 6.2.3.Modeling Prehydrolysis-TMP and Fermentation Process Concept
  • 6.3.Summary and Path Forward
  • References
  • ch. 7 Niche Position and Opportunities for Woody Biomass Conversion / Joel R. Howard
  • 7.1.The "Business" of Transforming Plant Biomass for Human Use
  • 7.2.The Science Behind the Technology: Woody Biomass Conversions
  • 7.3.Pretreatment Processes
  • 7.3.1.Acid Pretreatment
  • 7.3.2.Alkaline Pretreatment
  • 7.3.3.Steam Explosion Pretreatment
  • 7.3.4.Ammonia Fiber Explosion Pretreatment (AFEX)
  • 7.3.5.Hydrothermal Pretreatment
  • 7.4.Bringing the Science to Commerce: ABS Process[™] Biorefinery Technology
  • 7.5.Output Products from the ABS Process[™]
  • 7.5.1.Products from Extracted Wood and Nonfood Agricultural Materials
  • Contents note continued: 7.5.2.Products from Extracted Sugars
  • 7.5.3.Chemicals and Materials
  • 7.5.4.Insol Fraction
  • 7.5.5.Sol Fraction
  • 7.6.Summary
  • References
  • ch. 8 Lignin Recovery and Lignin-Based Products / Birgit Backlund
  • 8.1.Lignin Sources
  • 8.1.1.Sources in Nature
  • 8.1.2.Industrial Sources
  • 8.2.Lignin Production and Process Integration
  • 8.2.1.Lignins from Alkaline Pulping
  • 8.2.1.1.Lignin Removal from Pulping Liquors
  • 8.2.1.2.Analytical Data on Kraft and Soda Lignins
  • 8.2.1.3.Process Integration and System Aspects
  • 8.2.2.Lignin from Sulfite Pulping
  • 8.2.2.1.Analytical Data on Sulfite Lignins
  • 8.2.3.Lignin from Other Liquors
  • 8.3.Lignin Upgrading and Products
  • 8.3.1.Situation Today
  • 8.3.2.Applications for Polymeric Lignin
  • 8.3.2.1.Carbon Fibers
  • 8.3.2.2.Activated Carbon
  • 8.3.2.3.Polyurethanes
  • 8.3.2.4.Adhesives
  • 8.3.2.5.Complexing Agents
  • 8.3.3.Applications for Monomeric Lignin
  • 8.3.3.1.Phenols
  • Contents note continued: 8.3.3.2.Other Aromatics
  • 8.3.4.Fuel Applications
  • 8.3.4.1.Kraft Lignin Pellets and Kraft Lignin as Additive in Biofuel Pellets
  • 8.3.4.2.Kraft Lignin Fuel Slurry
  • 8.3.4.3.Experiences from Large-Scale Boiler Trials
  • References
  • ch. 9 Integrated Forest Biorefineries: Gasification and Pyrolysis for Fuel and Power Production / Steven Taylor
  • 9.1.Biomass Gasification
  • 9.1.1.Biomass Characterization
  • 9.1.2.Gasifier Types and Processes
  • 9.1.3.Chemical Reactions in the Gasification Process
  • 9.1.4.Effect of Various Parameters in the Gasification Process
  • 9.1.4.1.Moisture Content
  • 9.1.4.2.Equivalence Ratio
  • 9.1.4.3.Temperature
  • 9.1.4.4.Biomass Type
  • 9.1.4.5.Particle Size
  • 9.1.4.6.Pressure
  • 9.1.4.7.Gasification Medium
  • 9.1.4.8.Bed Materials
  • 9.1.5.Gasification of Black Liquor
  • 9.1.6.Use of Producer Gas for Power and Fuels
  • 9.2.Fast Pyrolysis
  • 9.2.1.Pyrolysis Reactor Configurations
  • 9.2.1.1.Bubbling-Fluidized Bed
  • Contents note continued: 9.2.1.2.Circulating-Fluidized Bed
  • 9.2.1.3.Rotating-Cone Pyrolyzer
  • 9.2.1.4.Ablative Pyrolysis
  • 9.2.1.5.Vacuum Pyrolysis
  • 9.2.1.6.Auger Reactor
  • 9.2.2.Pyrolysis Mechanism and Pathways
  • 9.2.3.Bio-Oil Properties
  • 9.2.4.Bio-Oil Applications
  • 9.2.4.1.Combustion
  • 9.2.4.2.Transportation Fuels
  • 9.2.4.3.Chemicals
  • 9.2.5.Bio-Oil Upgrading
  • 9.2.5.1.Hydrotreating
  • 9.2.5.2.Catalytic Cracking
  • 9.2.5.3.Catalytic Pyrolysis
  • 9.2.6.Pyrolysis of Lignin
  • 9.2.7.Economical Analysis
  • References
  • ch. 10 Biohydrogen Production from Cellulosic Biomass / Pin-Ching Maness
  • 10.1.Biohydrogen
  • 10.1.1.Dark Fermentative Hydrogen Production
  • 10.1.2.Hydrogenase Enzymes
  • 10.1.2.1.[FeFe]-Hydrogenases
  • 10.1.2.2.[NiFe]-Hydrogenases
  • 10.2.Thermodynamic Considerations
  • 10.3.Hydrogen Yields from Lignocellulosic Biomass
  • 10.3.1.Biohydrogen from Hydrolyzed Cellulose
  • 10.3.2.Biohydrogen from Direct Cellulose Fermentation
  • Contents note continued: 10.4.Process Engineering for Fermentation
  • 10.4.1.Single-Phase Fermentation Reactions
  • 10.4.2.Two-Phase Systems
  • 10.4.2.1.Dark Fermentation Followed by Photofermentation
  • 10.4.2.2.Dark Fermentation Followed by Electrohydrogenesis
  • References
  • ch. 11 Integrated Technology for Biobased Composites / Theodore H. Wegner
  • 11.1.Introduction
  • 11.2.Conventional Biobased Composite Materials
  • 11.2.1.Composite Elements
  • 11.2.2.Adhesives
  • 11.2.3.Additives
  • 11.2.4.Products
  • 11.2.4.1.Oriented Strandboard
  • 11.2.4.2.Plywood
  • 11.2.4.3.Structural Composite Lumber and Timber Products
  • 11.2.4.4.Particleboard
  • 11.2.4.5.Fiberboard
  • 11.2.4.6.Cellulosic Board
  • 11.3.Wood-Nonwood Composite Materials
  • 11.3.1.Inorganic-Bonded Composite Materials
  • 11.3.2.Wood-Thermoplastic Composite Materials
  • References