Hemicelluloses: Raw Materials for Bioproducts

Hemicelluloses: Raw Materials for Bioproducts presents recent information in the field of hemicelluloses that can be used to obtain bioproducts. The book covers separation processes from different biomass sources, characterization and properties along with a wide area of applications in chemical processing, composite materials production, food processing, and pharmaceuticals, as well as major challenges for successful scale-up production in the future. The book presents an up-to-date review of the major innovations in the field of biopolymers and provides a reference material for future research in the field of hemicelluloses-based applications, which are timely due to the sustainable, recyclable and eco-friendly demand for highly innovative materials made from renewable resources. Presents a thorough overview of all aspects of hemicelluloses science and technologyGives up-to-date authoritative information and cites pertinent research in the fieldIncludes the most recent studies on production and properties of significant hemicelluloses and its derivativesRaises awareness about the potential for utilizing hemicelluloses in pure and modified formsPresents information enabling the development of small and large scale high-tech environmentally-friendly products INDICE: 1. Introduction2. Distribution and role of hemicelluloses in the structure of the plant cell wall3. Biosynthesis of hemicelluloses4. Sources4. Biomass biorefining as a possibility to recover hemicelluloses5. Characterization of hemicelluloses: chemical composition, structure and properties6. Applications: furfural and furan resins, hydrolysis and fermentation (ethanol and yeasts), paper manufacture (additives, packaging), medicinal and pharmaceutical as enzymes and drugs, a.s.o.

• ISBN: 978-0-12-822860-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 262
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés