Book description
Separation and purification processes play a critical role in
biorefineries and their optimal selection, design and operation to
maximise product yields and improve overall process efficiency.
Separations and purifications are necessary for upstream processes as
well as in maximising and improving product recovery in downstream
processes. These processes account for a significant fraction of the
total capital and operating costs and also are highly energy intensive.
Consequently, a better understanding of separation and purification
processes, current and possible alternative and novel advanced methods
is essential for achieving the overall techno-economic feasibility and
commercial success of sustainable biorefineries.
This book presents a comprehensive overview focused specifically on the
present state, future challenges and opportunities for separation and
purification methods and technologies in biorefineries.
Topics covered include:
Equilibrium Separations:
Distillation, liquid-liquid extraction and supercritical fluid
extraction.
Affinity-Based Separations:
Adsorption, ion exchange, and simulated moving bed technologies.
Membrane Based Separations:
Microfiltration, ultrafiltration and diafiltration, nanofiltration,
membrane pervaporation, and membrane distillation.
Solid-liquid Separations:
Conventional filtration and solid-liquid extraction.
Hybrid/Integrated Reaction-Separation Systems:
Membrane bioreactors, extractive fermentation, reactive distillation
and reactive absorption.
For each of these processes, the fundamental principles and design
aspects are presented, followed by a detailed discussion and specific
examples of applications in biorefineries. Each chapter also considers
the market needs, industrial challenges, future opportunities, and
economic importance of the separation and purification methods. The book
concludes with a series of detailed case studies including cellulosic
bioethanol production, extraction of algae oil from microalgae, and
production of biopolymers.
Separation and Purification Technologies in Biorefineries
is an essential resource for scientists and engineers, as well as
researchers and academics working in the broader conventional and
emerging bio-based products industry, including biomaterials,
biochemicals, biofuels and bioenergy.
Editors:
Shri Ramaswamy
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of
Minnesota, USA
Hua-Jiang Huang
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of
Minnesota, USA
Bandaru V. Ramarao
Department of Paper & Bioprocess Engineering, State University
of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, USA
