ID - 131522199 TI - Production of biofuels and chemicals with ionic liquids AU - Fang, Zhen AU - Smith, Richard L. AU - Qi, Xinhua PY - 2014 SN - 9789400777118 9400777116 PB - Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Thermodynamics KW - Relation between energy and economics KW - Environmental protection. Environmental technology KW - Engineering sciences. Technology KW - Biotechnology KW - Chemical technology KW - Building materials. Building technology KW - katalysatoren KW - biomassa KW - thermodynamica KW - biobrandstoffen KW - houtverwerking KW - duurzame energie KW - energie-economie KW - hernieuwbare energie KW - BIT (biochemische ingenieurstechnieken) KW - bio-energie KW - energie (technologie) KW - biotechnologie KW - ingenieurswetenschappen KW - hout KW - chemische technologie KW - oplosmiddelen KW - enzymen KW - Biomass energy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131522199 AB - The application of ionic liquids to biomass for producing biofuels and chemicals will be one of the hot research areas during the next decade due to the fascinating properties of these versatile group of solvents that allow them to dissolve lignocellulosic materials. The present text provides up-to-date fundamentals, state-of-the-art reviews, current assessments and prospects in this area, including aspects of pretreatment, fermentation, biomass dissolution, cellulose transformation, reaction kinetics and physical properties, as well as the subsequent production of biofuels and platform chemicals such as sugars, aldehydes and acids. Auxiliary methods such as catalysis, microwave and enzymatic techniques used in the transformations are covered. Both researchers and practitioners are certain to find a wealth of information in the individual chapters, which were written by experts in the field to provide an essential basis for assessing possible pretreatment and transformation routes of biomass using ionic liquids, and for developing new methods and chemical processes. Dr. Zhen Fang is Professor of Bioenergy, head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Biomass Group, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden and is also an Adjunct Professor of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China. Dr. Richard L Smith, Jr. is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology, Tohoku University, Japan. Dr. Xinhua Qi is Professor of Environmental Science at Nankai University, China.  . ER -