1st Edition

Chemistry of Lignocellulosics Current Trends

Edited By Tatjana Stevanovic Copyright 2018
314 Pages
by CRC Press

314 Pages 8 Color & 93 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

314 Pages 8 Color & 93 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book presents the chemical properties of lignocellulosic fibers, knowledge of which is essential for innovation and sustainable development of their transformation. Thermochemical transformation of wood and other lignocellulosics is presented to highlight its volatile, liquid and solid products and their novel applications. Forest biorefinery is described to emphasize the new products from... Read more

Sources of Lignocellulosic Fibers and Their Properties. Products of Thermochemical Transformation of Lignocellulosic Resources. Lignocellulosic Biorefinery: Products and Technologies. New Products Based on Biopolymers and Other Lignocellulosic Constituents.

Biography



Professor Tatjana Stevanovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, where she had completed all her studies, up to PhD, at the University of Belgrade. From 1979 to 1997 she taught Wood Chemistry and Chemical Transformation of Wood at Belgrade University, after which she became Professor at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada. Ever since, she has taught several undergraduate and graduate courses related to green (wood) chemistry and sustainable engineering at the Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, where she is also the Director of the Wood Engineering Program. Her research focus is on lignins and bioactive extractive components of wood.