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This book summarizes recent advances in the processing of waste biomass resources to produce biofuels and biochemicals. Worldwide interest in clean energy sources, environmental protection, and mitigating global warming is rapidly gaining momentum and spurring on the search for alternative energy sources, especially for the transportation and industrial sectors. This book reviews the opportunities presented by low-cost organic waste materials, discussing their suitability for alternative fuel and fine chemical production, physicochemical characterization, conversion technologies, feedstock and fuel chemistry, refining technologies, fuel upgrading, residue management, and the circular economy. In addition, it explores applied aspects of biomass conversion by highlighting several significant thermochemical, hydrothermal and biological technologies. In summary, the book offers comprehensive and representative descriptions of key fuel processing technologies, energy conversion and management, waste valorization, eco-friendly waste remediation, biomass supply chain, lifecycle assessment, techno-economic analysis and the circular bioeconomy.

Biorefinery of Alternative Resources: Targeting Green Fuels and Platform Chemicals

Chapter 1. Introduction to Biofuels and Biochemicals.- Chapter 1.1. A review on next-generation biofuels: Spotlight on bioethanol, biobutanol, biopropanol, bio-oil, biodiesel, biohydrogen, biomethane and synthesis gas.- Chapter 1.2. A broad overview on platform chemicals from waste biomass.- Chapter 2 . Biomass Conversion Technologies to Biofuels and Biochemicals.- Chapter 2.1. Biodiesel production through homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyzed transesterification of vegetable oils: Catalyst development and reactor design.- Chapter 2.2. Microwave-assisted pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis of biomass for bio-oil production.- Chapter 2.3. Conversion of furfural into biofuels and chemicals over mesoporous metal oxides catalysts.- Chapter 2.4 . Heterogeneous catalysis in hydroxymethyl furfural conversion to fuels and chemicals.- Chapter 2.5. Selective bioethanol conversion to chemicals and fuels via advanced catalytic approaches.- Chapter 2.6 . Glycerol transformation into value-added products over mesoporous catalysts.- Chapter 2.7 . Recent advancements in glycerol reforming processes for hydrogen generation.- Chapter 2.8 . Carbonization of biomass through thermochemical and hydrothermal routes to produce high-grade biochar.- Chapter 2.9. Conversion of rice husk and nutshells into gaseous, liquid and solid fuels.- Chapter 3. Upgrading of Biofuels and Biochemicals.- Chapter 3.1. Upgrading of bio-oils from biomass pyrolysis and liquefaction: Current status and future development.- Chapter 3.2. Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived oils to hydrocarbon fuels: Current progress and future perspectives.- Chapter 3.3. Conversion of biogas to syngas via catalytic CO2 reforming reaction: An overview of thermodynamic aspects, catalytic design and reaction kinetics.- Chapter 3.4. Green hydrocarbon fuels from synthesis gas via Fischer-Tropsch catalysis.- Chapter 3.5. Valorization of microalgal oil to produce biofuels and essential nutraceuticals.- Chapter 4. Techno-economic Assessment and Lifecycle Assessment of Biorefining Processes.- Chapter 4.1. Integrated modeling, optimization, simulation and sustainability analysis of biofuels, biochemicals and bioproducts supply chain.- Chapter 4.2. Lifecycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of biofuels, biochemicals and bioproducts supply chain: Evaluation of sustainability, emissions and energy economy.