Pretreatment, densification and physiochemical characterization of biomass for bioproduct and bioenergy applications

木质纤维素生物质作为生物产品和生物能源生产的原料具有许多挑战。如果要将其用于直接的能量和热化学转化，则其形式必须易于使用和有效运输。如果将其用作生物化学转化的原料，则木质纤维素基质必须容易地分解成组分。因此，该研究计划将着眼于不同的预处理方案，致密化和农业作物残留物生物质的表征。农业生物质的预处理是致密化的必要条件。然后对预处理的生物质进行致密化，因为致密化形式的运输成本较低。该研究计划还将研究预处理木质纤维素生物质致密形式用于生化转化的分解容易程度。

Lignocellulosic biomass have many challenges as feedstock for bioproducts and bioenergy production. If it were to be used for direct energy and thermochemical conversion, it must be in a form which is easy to use and efficient to transport. If it were to be used as feedstock for biochemical conversion, the lignocellulosic matrix has to be easily broken down into components. Thus, this research program will look at different pretreatment options, densification and characterization of biomass from agricultural crop residues. Pretreatment of agricultural biomass is necessary for densification. The pretreated biomass is then subjected to densification, because densified forms are less costly to transport. This research program will also look into the ease of breakdown of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass densified forms for use in biochemical conversion.