„[The book] provides a thorough introduction to this fast moving sector. The authors include a wide variety of accesible definitions.... Overall I found the book very readable and would recommend it to anyone wishing to learn about the benefits of microreactor technology.“ (Chemistry World, March 2009)
Nature provides us with an abundance of chemical potential. Presenting an overview of the use of bioresources in the 21st century, Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass covers resources, chemical composition of biomass, key factors affecting composition, utilization of wastes, extraction technologies, controlled pyrolysis, fermentation, platform molecules, and green chemical technologies for their conversion to valuable chemicals. The text shows how smaller volume chemicals could become bulk chemicals as a result of a greater exploitation of biomass products, making it an important resource for academic and industrial scientists and researchers.
