Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass: Advances in Science and Technology (Green Chemistry Series, Volume 50) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782626182 ISBN 13: 9781782626183

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017

Synopsis

Fast pyrolysis and related catalytic pyrolysis are of increasing interest as pathways to advanced drop-in biofuels. This book explores several unresolved, and sometimes controversial, questions about the thermal deconstruction of biomass under conditions of fast pyrolysis and catalytic pyrolysis. It is ideal for researchers and industrialist working in pyrolysis and biofuels, this book stimulates discussion on the various competing theories of thermal deconstruction of plant polymers.

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Fast pyrolysis and related catalytic pyrolysis are of increasing interest as pathways to advanced biofuels that closely mimic traditional petroleum products. Research has moved from empirical investigations to more fundamental studies of pyrolysis mechanisms. Theories on the chemical and physical pathways from plant polymers to pyrolysis products have proliferated as a result.

This book brings together the latest developments in pyrolysis science and technology. It examines, reviews and challenges the unresolved and sometimes controversial questions about pyrolysis, helping advance the understanding of this important technology and stimulating discussion on the various competing theories of thermal deconstruction of plant polymers. Beginning with an introduction to the biomass-to-biofuels process via fast pyrolysis and catalytic pyrolysis, chapters address prominent questions such as whether free radicals or concerted reactions dominate deconstruction reactions. Finally, the book concludes with an economic analysis of fast pyrolysis versus catalytic pyrolysis.

This book will be of interest to advanced students and researchers interested in the science behind renewable fuel technology, and particularly the thermochemical processing of biomass.

About the Author

James H Clark is Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, The University of York, UK. He has led the green chemistry movement in Europe for the last 15 years and was the first scientific editor of the journal Green Chemistry and is Editor-in-chief of the RSC Green Chemistry book series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1782626182
• ISBN 13: 9781782626183
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 290
• Editor: Brown Robert C, Wang Kaige