Vaz S. (Ed.) Analytical Techniques and Methods for Biomass

Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2016. — 286 p. — ISBN10: 3319414135.The use of biomass as a renewable raw material to substitute oil is a topic of strong academic, industrial and marketing appeal due to the establishment of a green economy (or bioeconomy) less harmful to the environment. Thus, more than ever, it has sought to expand the biomass uses beyond those already in use, such as agriculture and energy. In order to develop new products and processes, and ensure the quality of existing ones, it is fundamental to carry out chemical analysis of raw materials as both the products and their co-products and residues.
The objectives of the book are (1) to demonstrate the importance of analytical chemistry in understanding the chemical composition of biomass and its products and (2) to introduce modern techniques and their methods of analysis, which can positively infl uence in a direct way the improvements of products and processes and reduce the environmental impacts of biomass chains, focusing on plant. These precedents are based on great efforts seeking to advance scientifi c knowledge of chemical analysis, which has been occurring over decades of work by the chemical community.The Use of Analytical Chemistry to Understand Biomass
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Lignins from Different Sources and Isolation Methods for an Application as a Biobased Chemical Resource and Polymeric Material
Analyses of Biomass Fibers by XRD, FT-IR, and NIR
Molecular Properties and Functions of Humic Substances and Humic-Like Substances (HULIS) from Biomass and Their Transformation Products
Mass Spectrometry for Metabolomics and Biomass Composition Analyses
Analyses of Biomass Products by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Microscopy Applied In Biomass Characterization
Analytical Strategies using Chromatographic Methodologies to Analyze Lignocellulosic Feedstocks and their Value-Added Compounds in Biorefinery Processes
Chemical Analysis and Characterization of Biomass for Biorefineries