Biomass to Biofuels

Strategies for Global Industries
Ed. by Alain A. Vertès, Nasib Qureshi, Hans Blaschek and Hideaki Yukawa

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Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the key challenges that still impede the realization of the billion-ton renewable fuels vision, this book integrates technological development and business development rationales to highlight the key technological.developments that are necessary to industrialize biofuels on a global scale. Technological issues addressed in this work include fermentation and downstream processing technologies, as compared to current industrial practice and process economics. Business issues that provide the lens through which the technological review is performed span the entire biofuel value chain, from financial mechanisms to fund biotechnology start-ups in the biofuel arena up to large green field manufacturing projects, to raw material farming, collection and transport to the bioconversion plant, manufacturing, product recovery, storage, and transport to the point of sale. Emphasis has been placed throughout the book on providing a global view that takes into account the intrinsic characteristics of various biofuels markets from Brazil, the EU, the US, or Japan, to emerging economies as agricultural development and biofuel development appear undissociably linked.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14551312000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 584
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1110g
• ISBN-13: 9780470513125
• ISBN-10: 0470513128
• Artikelnr.: 26557944

Autorenporträt

Dr Alain Vertes is based in the Microbiology Research Group at the Research Institute of Innovative Technology (RIIT) in Kyoto, Japan.? Dr Vertes received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and in 2004 received his MBA as a Sloan Fellow from the London Business School.? His industrial experience includes working with Mitsubishi, Eli Lilly and in Nov 2001 he joined RIIT as a Senior Researcher. In May 2002 he was appointed Portfolio Head, Strategic Alliances for Pfizer in France and took up the position of Pharmaceuticals, Director, Strategic Alliances at Pfizer UK in October 2004. In April 2005 he returned to the Research Institute of Innovative Technology in Kyoto where he is a Senior Research working on biotechnology start-ups in the field of energy and chemical production. Dr Nasib Qureshi received his first Ph.D. in 1985 in Fermentation Technology from Bombay University, and a further Ph.D. in 1997 in Chemical & Biological Engineering from the University of Nebraska. He is currently a chemical engineer in fermentation and biotechnology at the USDA in Peoria, IL, as well as Affiliate Faculty, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. He has been honored by "Superior Performance Awards" National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (USDA) 2004, 2005, 2006; He has served as Editor for the "World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology" in 2006 and has also been an editorial board member for "Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology" (2001-present), "World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology" (2001-2003), "Energy Sources" (2001-present), and "Renewable Energy" (2001-present). He has published over 90 refereed papers/review articles and five book chapters. Professor H.P. Blaschek, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois. He obtained his B.Sc. from Rutgers College in 1974, and MSc and PhD in Food Microbiology. He joined the faculty in the Dept of Food Science at the University of Illinois in 1980 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1986 and full Professor in 1991. He teaches Food and Industrial Microbiology, Advanced Food Microbiology, and Food Microbiology for Non-Majors and ? He is currently a member of the College of ACES Academy of Teaching Excellence and served as secretary to the ACES Executive Committee. He also has served as Panel Manager for the USDA NRI competitive grants program in the Value-added non-foods and biofuels areas.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. Contributors. Part I: Structure of the Bioenergy
Business. 1 Characteristics of Biofuels and Renewable Fuel Standards (Alan
C. Hansen, Dimitrios C. Kyritsis, and Chia fon F. Lee). 1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Molecular Structure. 1.3 Physical Properties. 1.4 Chemical Properties.
1.5 Biofuel Standards. 1.6 Perspective. References. 2 The Global Demand for
Biofuels: Technologies, Markets and Policies (Jürgen Scheffran). 2.1
Introduction. 2.2 Motivation and Potential of Renewable Fuels. 2.3
Renewable Fuels in the Transportation Sector. 2.4 Status and Potential of
Major Biofuels. 2.5 Biofuel Policies and Markets in Selected Countries. 2.6
Perspective. References. 3 Biofuel Demand Realization (Stephen R. Hughes
and Nasib Qureshi). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Availability of Renewable
Resources to Realize Biofuel Demand. 3.3 Technology Improvements to Enhance
Biofuel Production Economics. 3.4 US Regulatory Requirements for Organisms
Engineered to Meet Biofuel Demand. 3.5 Conclusions. References. 4 Advanced
Biorefineries for the Production of Fuel Ethanol (Stephen R. Hughes,
William Gibbons, and Scott Kohl). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Ethanol Production
Plants Using Sugar Feedstocks. 4.3 Dedicated Dry-Grind and Dry-Mill Starch
Ethanol Production Plants. 4.4 Dedicated Wet-Mill Starch Ethanol Production
Plants. 4.5 Dedicated Cellulosic Ethanol Production Plants. 4.6 Advanced
Combined Biorefineries. 4.7 Perspective. References. Part II: Diesel from
Biomass. 5 Biomass Liquefaction and Gasification (Nicolaus Dahmen, Edmund
Henrich, Andrea Kruse, and Klaus Raffelt). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Direct
Liquefaction. 5.3 Biosynfuels from Biosyngas. 5.4 Summary and Conclusions.
References. 6 Diesel from Syngas (Yong-Wang Li, Jian Xu, and Yong Yang).
6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Overview of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. 6.3 Historical
Development of the F-T Synthesis Process. 6.4 Modern Fischer-Tropsch
Synthesis Processes. 6.5 Economics. 6.6 Perspective. Acknowledgements.
References. 7 Biodiesel from Vegetable Oils (Jon Van Gerpen). 7.1
Introduction. 7.2 Use of Vegetable Oils as Diesel Fuels. 7.3 Renewable
Diesel. 7.4 Properties. 7.5 Biodiesel Production. 7.6 Transesteritication.
7.7 Biodiesel Purification. 7.8 Perspective. References. 8 Biofuels from
Microalgae and Seaweeds (Michael Huesemann, Guri Roesjadi, John Benemann,
and F. Blaine Metting). 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Biofuels from Microalgae:
Products, Processes, and Limitations. 8.3 Biofuels from Seaweeds: Products,
Processes, and Limitations. 8.4 Conclusions. References. Part III: Ethanol
and Butanol. 9 Improvements in Corn to Ethanol Production Technology Using
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Vijay Singh, David B. Johnston, Kent D. Rausch,
and M.E. Tumbleson). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Current Industrial Ethanol
Production Technology. 9.3 Granular Starch Hydrolysis. 9.4 Corn
Fractionation. 9.5 Simultaneous SSF and Distillation. 9.6 Dynamic Control
of SSF Processes. 9.7 Cost of Ethanol. 9.8 Perspective. References. 10
Advanced Technologies for Biomass Hydrolysis and Saccharification Using
Novel Enzymes (Margret E. Berg Miller, Jennifer M. Brulc, Edward A. Bayer,
Raphael Lamed, Harry J. Flint, and Bryan A. White). 10.1 Introduction. 10.2
The Substrate. 10.3 Glycosyl Hydrolases. 10.4 The Cellulosome Concept. 10.5
New Approaches for the Identification of Novel Glycoside Hydrolases. 10.6
Perspective. References. 11 Mass Balances and Analytical Methods for
Biomass Pretreatment Experiments (Bruce S. Dien). 11.1 Introduction. 11.2
Analysis of Feedstocks for Composition and Potential Ethanol Yield. 11.3
Pretreatment. 11.4 Enzymatic Extraction of Sugars. 11.5 Fermentation of
Pretreated Hydrolysates to Ethanol. 11.6 Feedstock and Process Integration.
11.7 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 12 Biomass Conversion
Inhibitors and In Situ Detoxification (Z. Lewis Liu and Hans P. Blaschek).
12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Inhibitory Compounds Derived from Biomass
Pretreatment. 12.3 Inhibitory Effects. 12.4 Removal of Inhibitors. 12.5
Inhibitor-Tolerant Strain Development. 12.6 Inhibitor Conversion Pathways.
12.7 Molecular Mechanisms of In Situ Detoxification. 12.8 Perspective.
Acknowledgments. References. 13 Fuel Ethanol Production From
Lignocellulosic Raw Materials Using Recombinant Yeasts (Grant Stanley and
Barbel Hahn-Hagerdal). 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Consolidated Bioprocessing
and Ethanol Production. 13.3 Pentose-Fermenting S. cerevisiae Strains. 13.4
Lignocellulose Fermentation and Ethanol Inhibition. 13.5 Perspective.
Acknowledgments. References. 14 Conversion of Biomass to Ethanol by Other
Organisms (Siqing Liu). 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Desired Biocatalysts for
Biomass to Bioethanol. 14.3 Gram-Negative Bacteria. 14.4 Gram-Positive
Bacteria. 14.5 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 15 Advanced
Fermentation Technologies (Masayuki Inui, Alain A. Vertés and Hideaki
Yukawa). 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 Batch Processes. 15.3 Fed-Batch Processes.
15.4 Continuous Processes. 15.5 Immobilized Cell Systems. 15.6
Growth-Arrested Process. 15.7 Integrated Bioprocesses. 15.8 Consolidated
Bioprocessing (CBP). 15.9 Perspective. References. 16 Advanced Product
Recovery Technologies (Thaddeus C Ezeji and Yebo Li). 16.1 Introduction.
16.2 Membrane Separation. 16.3 Advanced Technologies for Biofuel Recovery:
Industrially Relevant Processes. 16.4 Perspective. Acknowledgments.
References. 17 Clostridia and Process Engineering for Energy Generation
(Nasib Qureshi and Hans P. Blaschek). 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 Substrates,
Cultures, and Traditional Technologies. 17.3 Agricultural Residues as
Substrates for the Future. 17.4 Butanol-Producing Microbial Cultures. 17.5
Regulation of Butanol Production and Microbial Genetics. 17.6 Novel
Fermentation Technologies. 17.7 Novel Product Recovery Technologies. 17.8
Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Substrates in Integrated Systems. 17.9
Integrated or Consolidated Processes. 17.10 Conclusions. Acknowledgments.
References. Part IV: Hydrogen, methane, and methanol. 18 Hydrogen
Generation by Microbial Cultures (Anja Hemschemeier, Katrin Mllner, Thilo
Rhle, and Thomas Happe). 18.1. Introduction: Why Biological Hydrogen
Production? 18.2. Biological Hydrogen Production. 18.3. Metabolic Basics
for Hydrogen Production: Fermentation and Photosynthesis. 18.4. H2
Production in Application: Cases in Point. 18.5. Perspective. References.
19 Engineering Photosynthesis for H2 Production from H2O: Cyanobacteria as
Design Organisms (Nadine Waschewski, Gabor Bernat, and Matthias Ragner).
19.1 The Basic Idea: Why Hydrogen from Water? 19.2 Realization: Three
Mutually Supporting Strategies. 19.3 The Biological Strategy: How to Design
a Hydrogen-Producing (Cyano-) Bacterial Cell. 19.4 Engineering the
Environment of the Cells: Reactor Design. 19.5 How Much Can We Expect? The
Limit of Natural Systems. 19.6 Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 20
Production and Utilization of Methane Biogas as Renewable Fuel (Zhongtang
Yu, Mark Morrison, and Floyd L. Schanbacher). 20.1 Introduction. 20.2 The
Microbes and Metabolisms Underpinning Biomethanation. 20.3 Potential
Feedstocks Used for Methane Biogas Production. 20.4 Biomethanation
Technologies for Production of Methane Biogas. 20.5 Utilization of Methane
Biogas as a Fuel. 20.6 Perspective. 20.7 Concluding Remarks. 20.8
Disclaimer. References. 21 Methanol Production and Utilization (Gregory A.
Dolan). 21.1 Introduction. 21.2 Biomass Gasification: Mature and Immature.
21.3 Feedstocks: Diverse and Plentiful. 21.4 Biomethanol: ICEs, FFVs, and
FCVs. 21.5 Case Study: Waste Wood Biorefinery. 21.6 Case Study: Two-Step
Thermochemical Conversion Process. 21.7 Case Study: Mobile Methanol Machine
. 21.8 Case Study: Scandinavia Leading the Way with Black Liquor Methanol
Production. 21.9 Case Study: Methanol Fermentation through Anaerobic
Digestion. References. Part Five: Perspectives. 22 Enhancing Primary Raw
Materials for Biofuels (Takahisa Hayashi, Rumi Kaida, Nobutaka Mitsuda,
Masaru Ohme-Takagi, Nobuyuki Nishikuba, Shin-ichiro Kidou, and Kouki
Yoshida). 22.1 Introduction. 22.2 In-Fibril Modification. 22.3 In-Wall
Modifications. 22.4 In-Planta Modifications. 22.5 In-CRES-T Modification.
22.6 A Catalogue of Gene Families for Glycan Synthases and Hydrolases. 22.7
Perspective. Acknowledgments. References. 23 Axes of Development in
Chemical and Process Engineering for Converting Biomass to Energy (Alain A.
Vertés). 23.1 Global Outlook. 23.2 Enhancement of Raw Material Biomass.
23.3 Conversion of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals. 23.4 Chemical
Engineering Development. 23.5 Perspective. References. 24 Financing
Strategies for Industrial-Scale Biofuel Production and Technology
Development Start-Ups (Sarit Soccary Ben Yochanan and Alain A. Vertés).
24.1 Background: The Financial Environment. 24.2 Biofuels Project: Steps in
Value Creation and Required Funding at Each Stage. 24.3 Governmental
Incentives to Support the Nascent Biofuel and Biomaterial Industry. 24.4
Perspective: What is the Best Funding Source for Each Step in a Company's
Development? References. Index.