1st Edition
Refining of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Bioenergy and Value-added Products A Process Engineer's Perspective
Chapter 1. An Overview of Biomass
Shrisha S. Raj, Mamilla Shyam, and Sundergopal Sridhar
Chapter 2. Biomass Today and Tomorrow
Shrisha S. Raj, Sundergopal Sridhar, and Mamilla Shyam Sunder
Chapter 3. Resources of Biomass, Storage, and Supply Chain
Shrisha S. Raj, Sai Kishore Butti, Mamilla Shyam Sunder, and Sundergopal Sridhar
Chapter 4. Development of High Biomass Varieties for Value-Added Products
Shrisha S. Raj, Shaik Nazia, G. Naga Srinivas, Mamilla Shyam Sunder, and Sundergopal Sridhar
Chapter 5. Characterization of Biomass
Shaik Nazia, Sundergopal Sridhar, and Mamilla Shyam Sunder
Chapter 6. Chemical Characteristics and Chemical Interactions between Biomass Components
Boya Jithendra Sai, Rebba Sowmya, M. Madhumala, Sundergopal Sridhar, and M. Shyam Sunder
Chapter 7. Composition of Lignocellulosic Biomass: An Overview
Rebba Sowmya, Boya Jithendra Sai, Mamilla Shyam Sunder, and Sundergopal Sridhar
Chapter 8. Biomass Components
Sundergopal Sridhar and Mamilla Shyam Sunder
Chapter 9. Importance of Various Methods for Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Mamilla Shyam Sunder, Nishnat Muley, and Sundergopal Sridhar
Chapter 10. Physical Pretreatment of Biomass
M. Shree Veena, Sundergopal Sridhar, and Mamilla Shyam Sunder
Chapter 11. Physicochemical Pretreatment Methodologies
Mamilla Shyam Sunder and Shree Veena
Chapter 12. Micro Biological Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Manideep Pabba, Sundergopal Sridhar, and Mamilla Shyam Sunder
Chapter 13. Biological Pretreatment for Available Biomass
Sundergopal Sridhar and Mamilla Shyam Sunder
Chapter 14. Pretreatment Processes for Lignocellulosic Biomass
Sundergopal Sridhar and Mamilla Shyam Sunder
Chapter 15. Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioprocess Evaluation
Thangsei Nengneilhing Baite, Vikonoksh, Bishnupada Mandal, and Mihir Kumar Purkait
Chapter 16. N-Methyl Morpholine N-Oxide Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Conversion to Ethanol and Biogas
Na Wu, Shunchang Yang, Spyros Svoronos, and Pratap Pullammanappallil
Chapter 17. Overview of Biomass Conversion and Process Selection
Bukki Vani, Mamilla Shyam Sunder, and Sundergopal Sridhar
Chapter 18. New Strategies for Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Biofuels
Mamilla Shyam Sunder
Chapter 19. Biochemicals from the Bioprocessing of Biomass
Bukke Vani, Mamilla Shyam Sunder, and Sundergopal Sridhar
Chapter 20. Bio-Based Monomers and Bio-Polymers Products from Biomass
Sundergopal Sridhar and Mamilla Shyam Sunder
Chapter 21. Comprehensive Review of Ethanol Fermentation from Lignocellulosic Biomass for the Developing Economies of Tropical Regions
Nivedita Sahu, M. Shyam Sunder, and Sundergopal Sridhar
Chapter 22. Physicochemical Strategies for Effective Depolymerization of Lignin
Debosmita Sharmmah, Mihir Acharya, Prasansa Rai, U. Jayakrishnan, Shashi Bhushan, and Siddhartha Moulik
Chapter 23. Valorization of Lignin Derived from Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biochemical Production and Energy Applications
Mihir Acharya, Debosmita Sharmmah, Prasansa Rai, U. Jayakrishnan, Shashi Bhushanb, and Siddhartha Moulik
Chapter 24. Membrane Bioreactors for Industrial and Domestic Wastewater Treatment
Sajja. S. Chandrasekhar, Sugali Chandra Sekhar, Bukke Vani, Nazia Shaik, and Sundergopal Sridhar
Chapter 25. Membranes in Biorefineries
Sundergopal Sridhar
Biography
M. Shyam Sunder passed his M. Sc. in Environmental Sciences with distinction from Osmania University, Hyderabad in 1998 and Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from Osmania University, Hyderabad in 2012. He has been working as a technical officer in Process Development, in Chemical Engineering Division at the CSIR-IICT (Indian Institute of Chemical Technology), Hyderabad for the past thirty years.
Sundergopal Sridhar is a Chemical Engineer from the University College of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad. He has been working as a Scientist in the area of Membrane Separation Processes at the CSIR- IICT, Hyderabad for the past 20 years during which he has developed several technologies for chemical industries.
