Chemical analysis and characterization of biomass for biorefineries

The aim of this chapter is to offer different chemical analyses and character-ization options for researchers or whoever is looking for an appropriate methodology to analyze results obtained in laboratory tests, especially assuming the challenge to find the best process to achieve bio-products under biorefinery concept. In this way, the information provided will be very useful to evaluate the results and moreover, to improve the research process. That is the reason why analytical techniques to charac-terize different lignocellulosic biomass are described with detailed data about its prin-ciples and methodology, emphasizing either physical or chemical protocols that are followed normally in research laboratories. Taking into account that lignin, cellulose, and hemicelluloses are the principal compounds of these kinds of raw materials, which in general are residues, the information is emphasized with that target of analysis. Nevertheless, as it is possible to obtain a lot of bio-products from biomass, like sugars, alcohols, aromatics, biopolymers and so on, other analytical methods are included

• Autores: Flórez Pardo, Luz Marina; López Galán, Jorge Enrique
• Tipo de recurso: Part of book
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
• Repositorio: RED: Repositorio Educativo Digital UAO
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:red.uao.edu.co:10614/13187
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10614/13187
• Palabra clave: Biomasa; Biomass; Gravimetric analysis; Compositional analysis; Chemical characterization
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Derechos Reservados - Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016