Advances in Bioenergy and Microfluidic Applications

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Since fossil fuels suffer from dangerous side effects for the environment and their resources are limited, bioenergy attracted many attentions in various aspects as an alternative solution. Therefore, increasing number of researches are conducted every year and the processes updated frequently to make them more economic and industrially beneficial. Advances in Bioenergy and Microfluidic Applications reviews recent developments in this field and covers various advanced bio-applications, which rarely are reviewed elsewhere. The chapters are started from converting biomass to valuable products and continues with applications of biomass in water-treatment, novel sorbents and membranes, refineries, microfluidic devices and etc. The book covers various routes for gaining bioenergy from biomass. Their composition, carbon contents, heat production capacities and other important factors are reviewed in details in different chapters. Then, the processes for upgrading them directly and indirectly (using metabolic engineering and ultrasonic devices) to various fuels are explained. Each process is reviewed both technically and economically and the product analysis is given. Besides, the effect of various catalysts on increasing selectivity and productivity are taken into account. Biofuels are compared with fossil fuels and challenges in the way of bioenergy production are explained. Moreover, advanced bio-applications in membranes, adsorption, waste water treatment, microfluidic devices and etc. are introduced. This book provides a good insight about such bioprocesses and microfluidics devices for researchers, students, professors and related departments and industries that care about energy resources and curious about recent advances in related methods and technologies. Despite other books which review biomass chemistry and conversion, the current book emphasize on the application of biomass in the mentioned areas. Therefore, one can gain a better and more comprehensive insight by reading the book. Front-Matter_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microfluidic-Applications Copyright_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microfluidic-Applications Contributors_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microfluidic-Applications 1---Biomass-conversion--general-informati_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Mic 2---An-overview-on-pretreatment-processes-for-an-_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy 2. An overview on pretreatment processes for an effective conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into bioethanol 1. Introduction 3---Biofuel-purification-and-upgrading--usin_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and- 3. Biofuel purification and upgrading: using novel integrated membrane technology 6. Upgrading biogas 10. Upgrading biohydrogen 4---Chemical-looping-conversion-of-biomass_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Mi 4. Chemical looping conversion of biomass and biomass-derived feedstocks 3. Chemical looping biomass and biomass-derived conversion 3.1 Processes of chemical looping biomass conversion 3.1.2 Main products in chemical looping biomass conversion 3.1.2.2 The standalone generation of hydrogen in chemical looping biomass conversion 5---Production-of-biogas--bio-oil--and_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microf 5. Production of biogas, bio-oil, and biocoal from biomass 2. Biomass technologies 2.2 Biochemical processes 6---Production-of-biodiesel-fro_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microfluidic- 6. Production of biodiesel from biomass 8. Other processes of biodiesel production 8.3 The Fischer–Tropsch 7---Thermochemical-routes-for-hydrogen-_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Micro 7. Thermochemical routes for hydrogen production from biomass 7. Production of hydrogen via thermochemical processes 7.1 Hydrogen production via pyrolysis of biomass 8---Biofuel-production-from-microalgae-and-proc_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-a 8. Biofuel production from microalgae and process enhancement by metabolic engineering and ultrasound 2. Microalgae 2.1 Microalgae potential for biofuel production 9---Biomass-conversion-to-biom_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microfluidic-A 10---Biomass-as-a-source-of-adsorben_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microflu 10. Biomass as a source of adsorbents for CO2 capture 1. Introduction 1.1 Carbon dioxide capture technologies 11---Fuel-cells-based-on-bi_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microfluidic-Appl 12---Wastewater-treatment--employ_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microfluidi 12. Wastewater treatment: employing biomass 10. Dual-purpose algae–based systems 13---Microfluidic-devices-and-their-bi_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microf 14---Micro-bioprocessors-and-their-applic_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Mic 14. Micro-bioprocessors and their applications in bioenergy production 3. Biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels 3.2 Biodiesel and bioethanol production References 15---An-overview-on-micropumps--micromixers_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-M 16---Droplet-based-microfluidic-platforms-and-an_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy- 16. Droplet-based microfluidic platforms and an overview with a focus on application in biofuel generation 2. Droplet formation regimes 7. Conclusions and future trends 17---Application-of-biomass-ash-for-b_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microfl 18---Biomass-technologies-industrializati_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Mic 18. Biomass technologies industrialization and environmental challenges 2. Technology overview 2.1 Thermochemical conversion 2.1.2 Gasification 2.1.2.4 Stage gasifier Index_2021_Advances-in-Bioenergy-and-Microfluidic-Applications Index O R