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This e-book provides an overview of the structure of the nascent biomass-based chemical industry, the drivers and barriers for commercialisation, and current R&D programmes and initiatives for bio-based chemicals. It addresses the use of biomass-based feedstocks to create bio-based chemicals, biorefinery design and associated feedstock flow, intermediates and final products.
This e-book will give you a comprehensive overview of how biomass-based building block chemicals can be used in creating value-added chemicals for end-use applications.
Executive summary
Introduction and methodology
- Scope
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Definitions
Bio-based chemicals platform development
- Introduction
- Economics and markets
- Chemicals
- Biomaterials
- Enzymes
- Biofuels
- Bio-economy
- Complicated policy context
- Drivers of demand for bio-based products
- Barriers for commercialisation of bio-based products
- Investments in industrial biotechnology
- Business models in industrial biotechnology
Biomass chemical processes
- Platform biotechnologies
- Biotechnology applications in primary production
- Biotechnology applications in industry
- Chemicals
- Biomaterials
- Enzymes
- Conversion technologies for biomass
- Sugar platform
- Syngas platform
- Biorefineries
Biomass chemical products
- Platform chemicals
- Intermediates and products from starch, lignocellulose and pectin
- Intermediates and products from lignin
- Commercial outlook
- Bio-based cars
- Biofuels
- Outlook from China
Future trends
- Options and challenges of industrial biotechnology
- Public and private partnerships for a bio-economy
- Biomass feedstock availability
- Sustainability
- Biofuels
- Bio-based products