Biotechnology Processes in Bioenergy

Advances and Applications for Biomass, Biofuels, and Bioproducts
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-27566-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 425 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Biotechnology Processes in Bioenergy: Advances and Applications for Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts is a timely and comprehensive resource that addresses the pressing need for sustainable and environmentally friendly production of biofuels and bioproducts. This book delves into the challenges of efficiently utilizing renewable lignocellulosic resources, such as agricultural and forestry waste residues, for the industrial-scale production of advanced biofuels and high-value biochemical products. It highlights the difficulties of pre-treating lignocellulosic agricultural residues and presents options for the development of environmentally friendly and mild biomass pretreatment methods. The book's contents, divided into four parts, provide an in-depth exploration of the potential conversion of lignocellulose biomasses into high-value biofuels and bioproducts. It discusses the use of safer and environmentally friendly biotechnologies, including enzymatic, deep eutectic solvent (DES), ionic liquids (ILs), and potential microbial species deployment. The book also covers complex reactions and pathways in downstream conversion, and the challenges of selectively producing the desired products. A particular focus is given to the use of an immobilized ligninolytic enzymes-based robust biotechnological approach to sustainable lignocellulose biotransformation into advanced biofuels. Biotechnology Processes in Bioenergy: Advances and Applications for Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts is an indispensable resource for researchers, engineers, and students involved in the production of biofuels and bioproducts and will also be of interest to environmental scientists and chemists involved in environmental remediation and pollution management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bilal, Muhammad

Cornet, Iris

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Biomass for a sustainable bioeconomy and bioenergy source
2. Lignocellulosic biomass, recalcitrance, characterization, and bio-depolymerization
3. Ionic liquids solvents as a green solvent for lignocellulose processing
4. Deep eutectic solvent as a green solvent for lignocellulose valorization
5. Delignifying bacteria and pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass
6. Fungal-assisted pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass
7. Microalgal and lignocellulosic biomass processing
8. Artificially designed microbial consortia for enhanced lignocellulosic biomass degradation
9. Ligninolytic armory for biomass processing
10. Enzyme immobilization in lignocellulose biorefineries
11. Deployment of immobilized enzymes in lignocellulose degradation
12. Enzyme co-immobilization strategies in lignocellulose biorefineries
13. Directed evolution and hybrid approaches in lignocellulose pretreatment
14. Biomimetic delignification for lignocellulosic biomass fractionation
15. Metagenomic enzymes for improved delignification and detoxification
16. Microfluidic reactor for time-lapsed imaging of pretreatment and hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass
17. Advanced computational approaches in lignocellulose pretreatment
18. Molecular dynamics simulation: Exploration of lignocellulosic biomass conversion processes
19. Artificial intelligence and machine learning for lignocellulosic biomass and bioenergy research
20. Saccharification and fermentation of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels production
21. Utilization of by-products during biofuel production
22. Production of value-added products through valorization of lignocellulosic biomass
23. Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering approaches for better biofuels production
24. Immobilized enzymes in biotransformation of products obtained from the depolymerization of lignocellulosic material
25. Recovery of resources and Circular-Economy from biomass derived waste
26. Potential risks, Toxicology, stability, Economic feasibility, and environmental impacts of biomass conversion
27. Environmental and techno-economic sustainability of integrated bio-refinery approaches
28. Challenges and future prospective of biomass conversion to various products

Über Autor(innen)

Cornet, Iris
Iris Cornet graduated as a bioengineer in biotechnology at the Free University of Brussels (VUB) (1981-1986). She started her career as a researcher in a one-year collaboration project between the VUB and the Artois Brewery (1986-1987). She then worked at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry (CHIS) at the VUB and at the University Colleges of Antwerp and Mechelen. In addition to teaching, she carried out research on immobilisation, biosensors, genetic engineering and fermentation in Mechelen (IHAM), Brussels (Laboratory of Genetics and Microbiology, VUB) and Antwerp (Artesis). She completed her PhD in engineering at BioTeC, KU Leuven, Belgium, on the modelling of stress adaptation of E. coli in computer-controlled bioreactors (2008-2013). Since 2014, Cornet works at the University of Antwerp. She teaches industrial biotechnology and bioprocess engineering at the Faculty of Applied Engineering. In the BioWAVE research group, Cornet leads the industrial biotechnology research aimed at using the biorefinery approach (microorganisms, enzymes and sometimes chemicals) for the valorisation of industrial by-products for the production of commodity and high-value chemicals, such as long-chain diacids, very-long-chain fatty acids, microbial oil and bio-ethanol. Eco-efficient processes are designed and optimised based on novel and improved feedstock, pretreatment technologies and process conditions using biochemical engineering and modelling techniques. Different fermentation strategies such as solid-state fermentation, high-solids fermentation, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation and submerged fermentation are applied. Cornet is and has been the supervisor of several PhD and Masters students, and she coordinates and participates in several funded research projects. She has worked as evaluator of projects for international research agencies and as examiner of Ph.D. theses at UAntwerp and other universities, in Belgium and internationally. Cornet has had international roles, such as representative for Belgium at the annual meetings of Chemistry Europe (2018-2023). Cornet was working group leader in the COST YEAST4BIO action project (2019-2024). She is a member of the CAPTURE Water 'fit-for-use' programme. Cornet is nominated Chemistry Europe Fellow Class 2018/2019.

Bilal, Muhammad
Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS.