Renewable Raw Materials: New Feedstocks for the Chemical Industry

This contemporary overview on a major topic of the 21st century provides an emphasis on cradle–to–grave life cycle assessments of existing or conceptual processes for producing value–added fuels, chemicals, and/or materials from renewable agricultural residues, plant–derived starches and oils (lipids), lignocellulosic biomass, and plant–based industrial processing wastes.
It presents the key concepts, systems, and technologies of renewable raw materials, focusing on new feed stocks for the chemical industry. Each chapter is discussed using common themes of specific raw materials, thus forming a natural progression for the entire work. The result is coverage of the topic from a wide array of aspects, emphasizing not only technical aspects but also considering the market place and socio–economic aspects.
The ′go to′ source for those wishing to familiarize themselves with the state of science and technology in the conversion of renewable raw materials –– exploring developments in the use of renewable feed stocks for the production of fuels, chemicals and materials to support a bio–based economy.

Spis treści:
Introduction
Plants as Bioreactors
World Agro Capacity
Logistics of Renwewable Raw Materials
Existing Values Chains
Future Biorefineries
Social Economics Aspects of Intensive Use of Renewable Raw Materials
Bioproducts –
Market Needs and Opportunities
Life Cycle Analysis of Biobaded Products (Petro Chemical Versus Biological)
Conclusion

Nota biograficzna:
Prof. Roland Ulber is the Head of the Institute of Bioprocess Engineering at the Technical University of Kaiserlautern, a position he has held since 2004. Prof. Ulber received his degree in Chemistry from the University of Hannover and was awarded his doctorate from the Universities of Hannover and Munster. In 2002 his habilitation in the field of Technical Chemistry wa s conferred by the University of Hanover. Prof. Ulber′s research interests include White biotechnology (industrial biotechnology), Biocatalysis, Enzyme Screening, Downstream–Processing, Optimisation of fermentation processes and Chemo– and biosensors. Prof Ulber has published 61 peer reviewed papers and edited 3 books.
Dr. Dieter Sell is Head of the Biotechnology Division of DECHEMA e.V., a position he has held since 2006. He received his degree in Biology from the University of Bochum and was awarded his doctorate in Technical Chemistry from the University of Dortmund. From 1991 to 2006 he was the Head of the Bioprocess Engineering Group at the Karl–Winnacker Institute of the DECHEMA. In 2004 he received his habilitation in the field of Technical Chemistry from the University of Hanover. Dr. Sell has published 25 peer reviewed papers and edited 1 book.
Prof. Thomas Hirth is the Managing Director of The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and holds the Chair of the Institute for Interfacial Engineering at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Prof. Hirth received his PhD in chemistry from the University of Karlsruhe. In 1992 he joined the Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology, where he was appointed as Director of the Division Environmental Engineering in 1995. In 2004 he was awarded an honorary professorship at the University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden, in the department of Environmental Engineering and Services.