Nature provides us with an abundance of chemical potential. Presenting an overview of the use of bioresources in the 21st century, Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass covers resources, chemical composition of biomass, key factors affecting composition, utilization of wastes, extraction technologies, controlled pyrolysis, fermentation, platform molecules, and green chemical technologies for their conversion to valuable chemicals. The text shows how smaller volume chemicals could become bulk chemicals as a result of a greater exploitation of biomass products, making it an important resource for academic and industrial scientists and researchers.
About the Author
Professor James Clark, Head of the Clean Technology Centre, University of York, UK James Clark has an international reputation for his work in green chemistry and is a founding director of the Green Chemistry Network. He was also the founding Scientific Editor for the leading journal in the field, Green Chemistry, and is also an author of numerous books on the subject. He holds the Chair of Industrial & Applied Chemistry at the University of York and heads the Clean Technology Centre which integrates green chemistry research, industrial collaboration and educational developments and issues relevant to the public understanding of science. He is also the Director of the Greenchemistry Centre of Industrial Collaboration. His research interests include heterogeneous catalysis and supported reagents and the exploitation of renewable resources.
Fabien Deswarte, Green Chemistry Education Associate, Clean Technology Centre, University of York, UK Fabien Deswarte's research interests lie mainly in the exploitation of renewable resources (crops, forestry residue, food waste, etc) as a source of bioproducts and bioenergy. Further to this, his interest lies in the development of teaching material for all level of education in the areas of renewable resources and sustainable development. He is also involved in developing "Green" practical experiments for undergraduate and postgraduate students with the potential to extend the scope of these experiments to students of all levels.
