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面临许多挑战。如果它要用于直接的能量和热化学转化，它必须是一种易于使用和有效运输的形式。如果它被用作生化转化的原料，木质纤维素基质必须很容易地被分解成组分。因此，本研究计划将着眼于不同的预处理选择，密度和表征的生物质从农业作物残留物。预处理是农业生物质致密化的必要条件。预处理的生物质然后进行致密化，因为致密化的形式运输成本较低。该研究项目还将研究用于生化转化的预处理木质纤维素生物质致密形式的分解难易程度。

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.