Cereal Straw As a Resource for Sustainable Biomaterials and Biofuels : Chemistry, Extractives, Lignins, Hemicelluloses and Cellulose

The first book to examine straw chemistry in its entirety, Cereal straws describes the recent development of techniques for fractionation of and conversion to environmental friendly materials. Balanced coverage of theory and applications includes: the analysis of straw structure and its components; extractives, from isolation to structural characterization; isolation, modification, and purification of hemicelluloses; the occurrence, structure, and chemical modification of cellulose; straw lignins, including their occurrence, structure and constitution, isolation and heterogeneity, and physico-chemical properties; and utilization of straw and straw components after chemical modification. Provides the basics of straw composition and the structure of its cell walls. Details the procedures required to fractionate straw components to produce chemical derivatives from straw cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignins. Elucidates new techniques for the production of biodegradable materials for the energy sector, chemical industry, and pulp and paper business. Read more... Materials from renewable resources are receiving increased attention, as leading industries and manufacturers attempt to replace declining petrochemical-based feedstocks with products derived from natural biomass, such as cereal straws. Cereal straws are expected to play an important role in the shift toward a sustainable economy, and a basic knowledge of the composition and structure of cereal straw is the key to using it wisely.
Cereal Straw as a Resource for Sustainable Biomaterials and Biofuels: Chemistry, Extractives, Lignins, Hemicelluloses and Cellulose provides an introduction to straw chemistry. Topics discussed include the structure, ultrastructure, and chemical composition of straw; the structure and isolation of extractives from the straw; the three main components of straw: cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignins; and chemical modifications of straw for industrial applications.
This book will be helpful to scientists interested in the areas of natural resource management, environmental chemistry, plant chemistry, material science, polysaccharide chemistry, and lignin chemistry. It will also be of interest to academic and industrial scientists/researchers interested in novel applications of agricultural residues for industrial and/or recycling technologies.

• Provides the basics of straw composition and the structure of its cell walls

• Details the procedures required to fractionate straw components to produce chemical derivatives from straw cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignins

• Elucidates new techniques for the production of biodegradable materials for the energy sector, chemical industry, and pulp and paper business

Content: Structure, ultrastructure, and chemical composition -- Extractive -- Hemicelluloses -- Cellulose -- Lignin -- Chemical modification of straw as novel materials for industries. Abstract: The first book to examine straw chemistry in its entirety, Cereal straws describes the recent development of techniques for fractionation of and conversion to environmental friendly materials. Balanced coverage of theory and applications includes: the analysis of straw structure and its components; extractives, from isolation to structural characterization; isolation, modification, and purification of hemicelluloses; the occurrence, structure, and chemical modification of cellulose; straw lignins, including their occurrence, structure and constitution, isolation and heterogeneity, and physico-chemical properties; and utilization of straw and straw components after chemical modification. Provides the basics of straw composition and the structure of its cell walls. Details the procedures required to fractionate straw components to produce chemical derivatives from straw cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignins. Elucidates new techniques for the production of biodegradable materials for the energy sector, chemical industry, and pulp and paper business The first book to examine straw chemistry in its entirety, Cereal Straws describes the recent development of techniques for fractionation of and conversion to environmental friendly materials. Balanced coverage of theory and applications includes: the analysis of straw structure and its components; extractives, from isolation to structural characterization; isolation, modification, and purification of hemicelluloses; the occurrence, structure, and chemical modification of cellulose; straw lignins, including their occurrence, structure and constitution, isolation and heterogeneity, and physico-chemical properties; and utilization of straw and straw components after chemical modification.

• Provides the basics of straw composition and the structure of its cell walls

• Details the procedures required to fractionate straw components to produce chemical derivatives from straw cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignins

• Elucidates new techniques for the production of biodegradable materials for the energy sector, chemical industry, and pulp and paper business

The first book to examine straw chemistry in its entirety, "Cereal Straws" describes the recent development of techniques for fractionation of and conversion to environmental friendly materials. Balanced coverage of theory and applications the analysis of straw structure and its components; extractives, from isolation to structural characterization; isolation, modification, and purification of hemicelluloses; the occurrence, structure, and chemical modification of cellulose; straw lignins, including their occurrence, structure and constitution, isolation and heterogeneity, and physico-chemical properties; and utilization of straw and straw components after chemical modification.aProvides the basics of straw composition and the structure of its cell wallsDetails the procedures required to fractionate straw components to produce chemical derivatives from straw cellulose, hemicelluloses, and ligninsElucidates new techniques for the production of biodegradable materials for the energy sector, chemical industry, and pulp and paper business " Examining straw chemistry in its entirety, this book describes the recent development of techniques for fractionation of and conversion to environmental friendly materials