Book contents
- Bioprocesses
- Bioprocesses
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Biomass
- 3 Sustainability, Circularity, LCA, and Governance
- 4 Conservation, Logistics, and Risk Analysis
- 5 Chemical Product Design
- 6 Chemical Processes and Modeling
- 7 Pretreatment of Biomass: Structural Modification, Preparation, and Fractionation of Biomass for Further Conversion
- 8 Separation Processes and Biomass Fractionation
- 9 Microbial Conversion
- 10 Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
- 11 Basic Business Concepts and Cost Accounting and Analysis
- Glossary
- Index
- References
2 - Biomass
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 January 2025
- Bioprocesses
- Bioprocesses
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Biomass
- 3 Sustainability, Circularity, LCA, and Governance
- 4 Conservation, Logistics, and Risk Analysis
- 5 Chemical Product Design
- 6 Chemical Processes and Modeling
- 7 Pretreatment of Biomass: Structural Modification, Preparation, and Fractionation of Biomass for Further Conversion
- 8 Separation Processes and Biomass Fractionation
- 9 Microbial Conversion
- 10 Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
- 11 Basic Business Concepts and Cost Accounting and Analysis
- Glossary
- Index
- References
Summary
For all uses of biomass, it is of paramount importance that we not only have information about biomass availability and its usefulness for bioprocessing for making any kind of commodity or chemicals, but that we are also aware that the use of biomass for bioprocessing often competes with a growing need for food. This chapter gives an overview of the global need for food, the potential of biomass production, and an introduction to the carbon cycle. The reader is introduced to production and collection of biomasses from land use, biomass of the future from the ocean, and biomass by separation of organic waste. Usefulness and ease of using biomass are related to composition; therefore, methods to analyze biomass composition and quality are presented.
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- BioprocessesA Comprehensive Guide to Sustainable Resources in the Non-Fossil Era, pp. 8 - 81Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025