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
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 January 2025
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
Summary
This chapter will give you an understanding of the rationale behind the need to transform our chemical industry from one that is based on fossil fuels to one that is based on biomass. This includes reducing the use of fossil resources with the aim of avoiding pollution. Underpinning the rationale is the understanding that the carrying capacity for biomass on our Earth naturally is limited.
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- BioprocessesA Comprehensive Guide to Sustainable Resources in the Non-Fossil Era, pp. 1 - 7Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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