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PublisherNOVA Science Publishers, Incorporated

ISBN-101607419629

ISBN-139781607419624

eBay Product ID (ePID)73558195

Product Key Features

Book TitleProcess Engineering in Plant-Based Products

Number of Pages298 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicChemical & Biochemical, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering

AuthorHongzhang Chen

Book SeriesEnvironmental Science, Engineering and Technology Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight30 oz

Item Length7.1 in

Item Width10.2 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2009-020641

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal661/.8

Table Of ContentIntroduction; Process Engineering Principles of Plant-based Products; Process and principle of components separation from plant-based materials; Processing engineering and application of plant-based chemicals; Process engineering and applications of plant-based materials; The Process Engineering in Plant-based energy; Index.

SynopsisHongzhang Chen explores the common problems of the conversion process of plant-based products starting with the key problems of the complexity of the plant-based raw materials, the 'process integration' of process engineering, and the 'structure and function' of product engineering., Plant-based biomass resources, including cereals, crop residues, seed of oil crops, sugar crops, forage crops and various woody crops, can be converted to several of bio-products through physical, chemical and biological conversion methods. Although the components of different plant-based raw materials are varied, there are four main compounds: carbohydrate (sugar, starch, cellulose and hemicellulose), lignin (poly-phenol), esters and protein. This new and important book aims to analyse the common problems of the conversion process of plant-based products starting with the key problems of the complexity of the plant-based raw materials, the "process integration" of process engineering, and the "structure and function" of product engineering. The concept of "plant-based products process engineering" is advanced based on the integration of multidisciplinary knowledge, and the system of multilevel conversion is expatiated from the three areas: raw materials, conversion process and product development. These afford a theoretic and technologic support for development of plant-based products process engineering. This book also introduces the key technology platforms for plant-based products process engineering, the main approaches for using these platforms to achieve a multi-level utilisation of plant-based raw materials, and the constitution of a novel mode for the ecological industry of plant-based products.

LC Classification NumberTP248.B55C475 2009