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Biomass Conversion and High-Value Utilization

  • 1st Edition - September 17, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Kai Yan, Rongliang Qiu, Shizhong Wang
  • Language: English

Biomass Conversion and High-Value Utilization provides the theoretical foundations, methods, and latest applications on the conversion and utilization of biomass for bioene… Read more

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Description

Biomass Conversion and High-Value Utilization provides the theoretical foundations, methods, and latest applications on the conversion and utilization of biomass for bioenergy, biofuels, energy storage, and high-value products. The book combines the preparation methods, physical and chemical properties measurement methods, and specific applications of products from biomass via thermal, catalytic, and biological technologies. Divided into two parts, Part I examines the efficient conversion of biomass resources, explaining key concepts, methods, and technological bottlenecks. Part II explores the versatile utilization of functional carbon materials derived from biomass, including catalysts for biodiesel production, metal-air batteries, electrochemical sensors, and wearable electronics. Finally, the book provides an extensive review of each technology; each technology-specific chapter reviews the current and future market demand of the technology, evaluates the economic feasibility of the technology, including cost effectiveness, return on investment, profit forecast, etc., discusses the unique advantages of the technology compared to existing common methods or other alternative technologies, considers the feasibility and practicability of the technology in actual industrial production, and explains the regulatory and environmental requirements and limitations of the technology. Biomass Conversion and High-Value Utilization is an invaluable resource for researchers and students involved in biomass conversion to high-value fuels and other products, and will be of interest to anyone working in bioenergy, biofuels, energy storage, catalysis, electronics and devices, and functional carbon materials.

Key features

  • Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of pre-treatment technology of biomass resources and explains their methodologies
  • Presents the design and synthesis of efficient catalysts for the catalytic conversion of biomass-based platform molecules to high value fuels and chemicals
  • Explores the most recent advances and state-of-the-art in the application of biomass-based carbon materials for energy and electronics

Readership

Professionals and engineers involved in the energy, agricultural, and forestry industries interested in sustainable biomass conversion for bioenergy and biofuels, Students and researchers involved in the conversion of biomass to bioenergy, biofuels, battery and electronics materials, and other value-added products

Table of contents

1. Introduction to biomass

Part I Efficient Conversion of Biomass Resources

2. Biofuel production from biomass by gasification technology

3. Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy recovery

4. Lignin depolymerization towards aromatic chemicals

5. Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from biomass: synthesis and application

6. Levulinic acid as a bridge molecule connecting biorefinery and petroleum refining

7. Valorization of glycerol: from biodiesel byproduct to value-added chemicals

8. Sustainable production of liquid biofuel from microalgae biomass

9. Integrating chemical and biological processes for biomass conversion

Part II Versatile Utilization of Functional Carbon Materials Derived from Biomass

10. Biomass-derived carbonaceous catalysts for biodiesel production

11. Biomass-derived functional carbon materials for metal-air batteries

12. Biomass-derived functional carbon materials for electrochemical sensors

13. Biomass-derived functional carbon materials for flexible wearable electronics

14. Potential applications for functional biomass-derived carbon materials

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 23, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editors

KY

Kai Yan

Prof. Kai Yan is a full professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Max-Planck-Institute for Coal Research and RWTH Aachen University in 2011. Then he obtained an Ontario Government Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lakehead University (2012-2013) and joined Brown University as a postdoctoral research associate (2013–2016). His current interests mainly include biomass conversion and nanostructured materials for clean energy and environment-related applications. He has published more than 100 SCI papers in international academic journals, such as Nature Rev. Phys., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Appl. Catal. B, ACS Catal., AICHE J. He has severed as the editorial board member/young editorial board member of Green Energy Environ., Current Green Chem., Chin. Chem. Lett., Biochar, eScience, etc. Furthermore, he has received the International IAAM Medal, the First Prize of Science and Technology Progress of the Ministry of Education, the RSC Top 1% Highly cited Scholar, and the Science and Technology Award of Guangdong Environmental Society.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, China

RQ

Rongliang Qiu

Prof. Rongliang QIU is the vice president of South China Agricultural University (2020-) and the director of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety. He has been included in world's top 2% Scientists (2020-2022), Elsevier Most Cited Chinese Researchers (2021-2022), and ResearchCom Best Scientists (2021-2022). Additionally, he is member of the Editorial Board of Environmental Science & Technology, and Journal of Soils and Sediments.

Affiliations and expertise
Vice President, South China Agricultural University, China

SW

Shizhong Wang

Prof. Shizhong Wang, deputy dean and doctoral supervisor of the Department of Environmental Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China, deputy director of the Sino-French Joint Laboratory of Soil Environment (SYSU, University of Lorraine, National Institute of Agronomy, Food and Environment of France), deputy director of the Innovation and Introduction Base of Soil Pollution Control and Remediation of the Ministry of Education of China, deputy director of the Engineering and Technology Research Center of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation of Guangdong Province, China, member of the Expert Committee of China Non-ferrous Metal Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, member of the Guangdong Society of Environmental Sciences, vice chairman of Agricultural Environment Committee of Guangdong Environmental Society. Dr. Wang’s research interests cover fates of contaminants regulated by microbes, synergetic remediation of contaminated soil and water, recovery of valuable matters from contaminated lands. Dr. Wang has presided over 17 projects including those funded by National Key Research and Development plan of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published over 100 articles and was authorized 16 patents.
Affiliations and expertise
Deputy Dean and Doctoral Supervisor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China

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