Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass, Second Edition presents an overview of the use of biorenewable resources in the 21st century for the manufacture of chemical products, materials and energy. The book demonstrates that biomass is essentially a rich mixture of chemicals and materials and, as such, has a tremendous potential as feedstock for making a wide range of chemicals and materials with applications in industries from pharmaceuticals to furniture. Completely revised and updated to reflect recent developments, this new edition begins with an introduction to the biorefinery concept, followed by chapters addressing the various types of available biomass feedstocks, including waste, and the different pre-treatment and processing technologies being developed to turn these feedstocks into platform chemicals, polymers, materials and energy. The book concludes with a discussion on the policies and strategies being put in place for delivering the so-called Bioeconomy. Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass is a valuable resource for academics, industrial scientists and policy-makers working in the areas of industrial biotechnology, biorenewables, chemical engineering, fine and bulk chemical production, agriculture technologies, plant science, and energy and power generation. We need to reduce our dependence on fossil resources and increasingly derive all the chemicals we take for granted and use in our daily life from biomass and we must make sure that we do this using green chemistry and sustainable technologies! For more information on the Wiley Series in Renewable Resources, visit wiley.com/go/rrs Topics covered include: The biorefinery concept Biomass feedstocks Pre-treatment technologies Platform molecules from renewable resources Polymers from bio-based monomers Biomaterials Bio-based energy production Praise for the 1st edition: Drawing on the expertise of the authors the book involves a degree of plant biology and chemical engineering, which illustrates the multidisciplinary nature of the topic beautifully - Chemistry World

Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass, Second Editionpresents an overview of the use of biorenewable resources in the21st century for the manufacture of chemical products, materialsand energy. The book demonstrates that biomass is essentially arich mixture of chemicals and materials and, as such, has atremendous potential as feedstock for making a wide range ofchemicals and materials with applications in industries frompharmaceuticals to furniture.Completely revised and updated to reflect recent developmentsthis new edition begins with an introduction to the biorefineryconcept, followed by chapters addressing the various types ofavailable biomass feedstocks, including waste, and the differentpre-treatment and processing technologies being developed to turnthese feedstocks into platform chemicals, polymers, materials andenergy. The book concludes with a discussion on the policies andstrategies being put in place for delivering the so-calledBioeconomy.Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass is a valuableresource for academics, industrial scientists and policy-makersworking in the areas of industrial biotechnology, biorenewableschemical engineering, fine and bulk chemical productionagriculture technologies, plant science, and energy and powergeneration.We need to reduce our dependence on fossil resources andincreasingly derive all the chemicals we take for granted and usein our daily life from biomass - and we must make sure thatwe do this using green chemistry and sustainable technologies!For more information on the Wiley Series in Renewable Resourcesvisit href="wiley.com/go/rrs">wiley.com/go/rrsTopics covered include:* The biorefinery concept* Biomass feedstocks* Pre-treatment technologies* Platform molecules from renewable resources* Polymers from bio-based monomers* Biomaterials* Bio-based energy productionPraise for the 1st edition:"Drawing on the expertise of the authors the bookinvolves a degree of plant biology and chemical engineering, whichillustrates the multidisciplinary nature of the topicbeautifully" - Chemistry World