Understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction
Replacing fossil fuels with cleaner, more sustainable energy/chemical resources is key in tackling the current global challenges. Plant-based biomasses are an abundant resource offering direct access to a set of various fuels and platform chemicals. However, amongst many reasons, the lack of maturit...
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| author | Taqi, Ali A. M. A. |
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| description | Replacing fossil fuels with cleaner, more sustainable energy/chemical resources is key in tackling the current global challenges. Plant-based biomasses are an abundant resource offering direct access to a set of various fuels and platform chemicals. However, amongst many reasons, the lack of maturity of the available biomass processing techniques has hindered this sector from arriving at the envisaged industrial scales.
This thesis is concerned with biomass-solvent extraction, a process which returns high value-added components from plant-based biomass. Microwave heating is widely thought to enhance this process, but the cause of the enhancement is still unclear as the underpinning mechanisms are yet to be thoroughly described and quantified. Without such fundamental mechanistic understanding, it will not be possible to industrialise the process despite its promising prospects. The aim of this thesis is to characterise the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction, thereby understanding whether/how microwaves enhance the process. A mathematical model is developed to quantify extraction at the cellular scale (i.e., <1 |
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| spelling | nottingham-690692025-08-01T04:30:06Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69069/ Understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction Taqi, Ali A. M. A. Replacing fossil fuels with cleaner, more sustainable energy/chemical resources is key in tackling the current global challenges. Plant-based biomasses are an abundant resource offering direct access to a set of various fuels and platform chemicals. However, amongst many reasons, the lack of maturity of the available biomass processing techniques has hindered this sector from arriving at the envisaged industrial scales. This thesis is concerned with biomass-solvent extraction, a process which returns high value-added components from plant-based biomass. Microwave heating is widely thought to enhance this process, but the cause of the enhancement is still unclear as the underpinning mechanisms are yet to be thoroughly described and quantified. Without such fundamental mechanistic understanding, it will not be possible to industrialise the process despite its promising prospects. The aim of this thesis is to characterise the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction, thereby understanding whether/how microwaves enhance the process. A mathematical model is developed to quantify extraction at the cellular scale (i.e., <1 2022-08-01 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69069/1/PhDThesis_TAQI_ALI_14301586_POST_VIVA_CORRECTED_VERSION.pdf Taqi, Ali A. M. A. (2022) Understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. Biomass-Solvent Extraction; Microwaves; Mathematical Model; Heat Transfer; Temperature Gradient; Mass Transfer; Pressure; Chemical Potential |
| spellingShingle | Biomass-Solvent Extraction; Microwaves; Mathematical Model; Heat Transfer; Temperature Gradient; Mass Transfer; Pressure; Chemical Potential Taqi, Ali A. M. A. Understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction |
| title | Understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction |
| title_full | Understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction |
| title_short | Understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction |
| title_sort | understanding the influence of microwave heating on biomass-solvent extraction |
| topic | Biomass-Solvent Extraction; Microwaves; Mathematical Model; Heat Transfer; Temperature Gradient; Mass Transfer; Pressure; Chemical Potential |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69069/ |