Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids

Part I. Synthesis and Fundamentals of Ionic Liquids for Biomass Conversion

1. Fundamentals of Ionic Liquids
Junli Xu, Qing Zhou, Xinxin Wang, Xingmei Lu, Suojiang Zhang

2. Solubilization of Biomass Components with Ionic Liquids Toward Biomass Energy Conversions
Mitsuru Abe, Hiroyuki Ohno

3. Choline Chloride-Derived ILs for Activation and Conversion of Biomass
Karine Oliveira Vigier, François Jérôme

Part II. Dissolution and Derivation of Cellulose and Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Materials with Ionic Liquids

4. Design of Ionic Liquids for Cellulose Dissolution
Toshiyuki Itoh

5. Ionic Liquids as Solvents for Homogeneous Derivatization of Cellulose: Challenges and Opportunities
Thomas Heinze, Martin Gericke

6. Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Materials with Ionic Liquids
Timo Leskinen, Alistair W. T. King, Dimitris S. Argyropoulos

Part III. Production of Biofuels and Chemicals in Ionic Liquids

7. Biofuel Production with Ionic Liquids
Haibo Xie, Zongbao Kent Zhao

8. Catalytic Transformation of Biomass in Ionic Liquids
Blair J. Cox, John G. Ekerdt

9. Production of Versatile Platform Chemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Biomass in Ionic Liquids
Xinhua Qi, Richard L. Smith, Zhen Fang

Part IV. Compatibility of Ionic Liquids with Enzyme in Biomass Treatment

10. Compatibility of Ionic Liquids with Enzymes
Ngoc Lan Mai, Yoon-Mo Koo

11. Biocompatibility of Ionic Liquids with Enzymes for Biofuel Production
Teresa Diego, Arturo Manjón, José Luis Iborra

Part V. Ionic Liquids for Absorption and Biodegradation of Organic Pollutant in Multiphase Systems

12. Absorption of Hydrophobic Volatile Organic Compounds in Ionic Liquids and Their Biodegradation in Multiphase Systems
Solène Guihéneuf, Alfredo Santiago Rodriguez Castillo, Ludovic Paquin, Pierre-François Biard, Annabelle Couvert, Abdeltif Amrane

Avainsanat: Energy, Renewable and Green Energy, Wood Science & Technology, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology