Biomass Recalcitrance: Deconstructing the Plant Cell Wall for BioenergyISBN: 978-1-4051-6360-6
Hardcover
528 pages
June 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Alternative and renewable fuels derived from lignocellulosic
biomass offer a promising alternative to conventional energy
sources, and provide energy security, economic growth, and
environmental benefits. However, plant cell walls naturally resist
decomposition from microbes and enzymes – this collective
resistance is known as “biomass recalcitrance”.
Breakthrough technologies are needed to overcome barriers to
developing cost-effective processes for converting biomass to fuels
and chemicals.
This book examines the connection between biomass structure,
ultrastructure, and composition, to resistance to enzymatic
deconstruction, with the aim of discovering new cost-effective
technologies for biorefineries. It contains chapters on topics
extending from the highest levels of biorefinery design and biomass
life-cycle analysis, to detailed aspects of plant cell wall
structure, chemical treatments, enzymatic hydrolysis, and product
fermentation options.
Biomass Recalcitrance is essential reading for researchers, process chemists and engineers working in biomass conversion, also plant scientists working in cell wall biology and plant biotechnology.