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Informationen zum Autor Valentin I. Popa is Professor emeritus of Wood Chemistry and Biotechnology at Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania. Dr. Popa obtained his BSc and MSc in Chemical Engineering (1969) and PhD in the field of polysaccharide chemistry (1976) in Polytechnic Institute of Iasi, Romania. He was awarded with Romanian Academy Prize for his contributions in the field of seaweed chemistry (1976). He published more than 600 papers in the following fields: wood chemistry and biotechnology, biomass complex processing, biosynthesis and biodegradation of natural compounds, allelochemicals, bioadhesives, bioremediation, and he is author or co authors of the 38 books or book chapters Associate Professor, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Environmental Engineering and Management Department, Senior Researcher. Doctor of Science (Chemical Engineering). Publications: author of 6 books, author/co-author of 5 book chapters, 40 ISI peer-reviewed journal articles, 35 peer-reviewed journal articles indexed in international databases, 35 international conference proceeding publications, 1 patent. Internal and international scientific projects: 24. Research interests: biomass conversion, natural treatment systems: bioremediation of degraded land and poor crop production based on vegetal material (peat, sawdust, lignocellulose and polyphenolic products) as amendments, phytoremediation, regulators of plant growth based on natural products, industrial biotechnology. Klappentext Biomass as Renewable Raw Material for Bioproducts of High Tech-Value outlines the use of biomass as a raw material! including terrestrial and aquatic sources to obtain extracts (e.g. polyphenols)! biofuels and/or intermediates (furfural! levulinates) by chemical and biochemical processes. The progressive increase in environmental awareness and petroleum costs has raised the interest in developing fuels! materials and chemicals from renewable raw material sources. The book covers the production of natural polymers using biomass as a raw material and biosynthetic process! cellulose modified by biochemical and chemical methods! and other biochemicals used in the synthesis of various pharmaceuticals. The use of renewable carbon sources in place of non-renewable carbon sources can have significant beneficial impact on the chemical industry. The valorization of biomass components represents a new frontier for economically sustainable and environmentally friendly processes. ...
List of contents
1. Biomass for Fuels and Biomaterials
2. Microalgae as Renewable Raw Material for Bioproducts: Identification and Biochemical Composition of Microalgae from a Raceway Pond in The Netherlands
3. Macroalgae Biomass as Sorbent for Metal Ions
4. Integrated Processing of Biomass for Fine Chemicals Obtaining: Polyphenols
5. Assessing the Sustainability of Biomass Use for the Production of Biofuels
6. Biodiesel a Green Fuel Obtained Through Enzymatic Catalysis
7. Catalytic Approaches to the Production of Furfural and Levulinates from Lignocelluloses
8. Biomass Derived Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Biomedical Applications
9. Biochemical Modification of Cellulosic Biomass
10. Chemically Modified Polysaccharides with Applications in Nanomedicine
11. Cellulose-Based Hydrogels for Medical/Pharmaceutical Applications
12. Thermoresponsive Supramolecular Hydrogels Comprising Diblock Methylcellulose Derivatives
