Thermochemical Conversion of Lignocellulosic Materials: Theory, Design, and Applications for the Future proposes a generalized methodology for the design and study of thermochemical conversion reactors independent of the feedstock used and the technology analyzed. Sections cover essential theory, including biomass thermochemical conversion, biomass supply chains, and thermochemical reactors. The book then examines other important aspects of the thermochemical conversion reaction, presenting modeling and analysis options. Finally, it investigates potential uses and applications for these techniques. Including clear objectives and practical exercises to cement understanding, this book will equip students and researchers with the skills to design and model selective reactors.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to biomass thermochemical conversion2. Biomass resources and supply chains
3. Introduction to thermochemical reactors and to generalized analysis strategies
4. Biomass chemistry
5. Biomass multiscale structure and fundamentals of size reduction
6. Experimental techniques to study thermochemical reactions
7. Lumped mechanisms and conversion of experimental data into pseudo-kinetic constants
8. Molecular modeling: reaction mechanisms and kinetics
9. Effect of particle on reaction outcomes
10. Estimation of thermodynamic properties of products of biomass thermochemical reactions
11. Mass and energy balances in thermochemical reactors
12. Hydrodynamics and heat transfer in biomass thermochemical reactors
13. Design methods of thermochemical reactors
14. Thermochemical reactor modeling
15. Analysis and composition of liquid products
16. Analysis of carbonaceous and gaseous products
17. Uses of thermochemical products and bio-refineries: techno-economic and lifecycle assessment
