NDLI: Chemistry of Plant Biomass

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Chemistry of Plant Biomass

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Author	Arumugam, Senthil Murugan Sharma, Shelja Kumar, Sandeep Mahala, Sangeeta Devi, Bhawana Elumalai, Sasikumar
Copyright Year	2021
Description	The plant-based material, the so-called lignocellulosic biomass, is the most abundant, economical, and renewable natural resource. Its inherently higher carbon content grabbed the attention to utilize it for generating energy and chemicals. However, successful bioconversion requires a basic understanding of the heterogeneous solid substrate's chemistry and structural property. This chapter comprehensively overviews the chemical composition, architecture, and structural features of the constituents. Typical lignocellulosic biomass substrate is made of carbohydrates (cellulose and hemicellulose, accounting for 80%) and aromatic lignin (up to 30%)—depending up on the type of material—present in a polymeric form with a closely associated fashion. This molecular arrangement offers a significant challenge in its effective transformation to products and chemicals, including pulp and paper production, liquid energy production (e.g., fuel ethanol, lactic acid, acetic acid, furfural, methanol, and hydrogen), and aromatic phenols production (e.g., benzene and phenol), using both carbohydrate and lignin constituents. Furthermore, this chapter covers the broad classification of biomass and its microlevel accessory constituents for a better understanding of the feedstock material. Book Name: Biomass for Bioenergy and Biomaterials
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DOI	10.1201/9781003158486-1
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2021-08-26
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Biomass for Bioenergy and Biomaterials Structural Substrate Phenols Constituents Aromatic Lignin Lignocellulosic Biomass
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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