Biomass Conversion

Steve Decker; Roman Brunecky; Hui Wei; Xiaowen Chen; Amie Sluiter; Min Zhang; Kimberly Magrini; Michael Himmel; John Sheehan; David Dayton; Joseph Bozell; William Adney; Andy Aden; Bonnie Hames; Steven Thomas; Richard Bain; Chien-Yuan Lin; Antonella Amore; Melvin Tucker; Stefan Czernik

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52287-6_6

Biomass Conversion

Steve Decker, Roman Brunecky, Hui Wei, Xiaowen Chen, Amie Sluiter, Min Zhang, Kimberly Magrini, Michael Himmel, John Sheehan, David Dayton, Joseph Bozell, William Adney, Andy Aden, Bonnie Hames, Steven Thomas, Richard Bain, Chien-Yuan Lin, Antonella Amore, Melvin Tucker, Stefan Czernik

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

Biomass constitutes all the plant matter found on our planet, and is produced directly by photosynthesis, the fundamental engine of life on earth. It is the photosynthetic capability of plants to utilize carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that leads to its designation as a 'carbon neutral' fuel, meaning that it does not introduce new carbon into the atmosphere. This article discusses the life cycle assessments of biomass use and the magnitude of energy captured by photosynthesis in the form of biomass on the planet to appraise approaches to tap this energy to meet the ever-growing demand for energy.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology
Subtitle of host publication	Thirteenth Edition
Editors	J. A. Kent, T. V. Bommaraju, S. D. Barnicki
Pages	285-419
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52287-6_6
State	Published - 2017

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NREL/CH-2700-70217

Keywords

biofuel
biomass
biopower
bioproduct
cellulase
cellulose
gasification
hemicellulase
hemicellulose
lignin
plant cell wall
pretreatment
pyrolysis
syngas

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Decker, S., Brunecky, R., Wei, H., Chen, X., Sluiter, A., Zhang, M., Magrini, K., Himmel, M., Sheehan, J., Dayton, D., Bozell, J., Adney, W., Aden, A., Hames, B., Thomas, S., Bain, R., Lin, C.-Y., Amore, A., Tucker, M., & Czernik, S. (2017). Biomass Conversion. In J. A. Kent, T. V. Bommaraju, & S. D. Barnicki (Eds.), Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology: Thirteenth Edition (pp. 285-419) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52287-6_6

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