Bioprocessing of Biofuels

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-34084-1
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 98 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 1060 g

The major issues relating to environmental sustainability such as a heavy dependency on fossil fuels, increased greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, global warming and climate change have prompted many efforts around the globe to seek alternative energy sources that have negligible environmental impacts and societal benefits. There is an immense interest in biofuels research throughout the world owing to its massive potential to address environmental concerns. Biofuels have the capacity to supplement current and future energy demands through being blended with fossil fuels or even replacing them completely as drop-in fuels in automobiles as well as for heating and the power industries. Waste biomass, primarily lignocellulosic biomass (e.g. agricultural crop residues, forestry biomass and energy crops) and microalgae can act as some inexpensive renewable bioresources for the production of biofuels and biochemicals. The prime focus of Bioprocessing of Biofuels is to shed light on this significant process, especially through microbial conversion technologies to recover and transform the inedible polysaccharides into hydrocarbon biofuels and bioenergy.

The book offers introductory coverage of the most crucial topics as follows:

- A systematic overview of the state-of-the-art in the production and utilization of biofuels

- Categorical bioprospecting of bioresources for biofuel production

- Biomass pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification

- Bioconversion of waste biomass and algae to liquid and gaseous biofuels

- New developments in microbial fuel-cell technologies

Bioprocessing of Biofuels unites topics related to the cutting-edge applications of bioresources and green technologies to reinvigorate biorefineries, positioning them within a competitive energy market. Written to be instantly applicable, this volume offers a reference book for undergraduate and graduate students, scientific investigators and research scholars around the globe working in the areas relating to energy and fuels.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sarangi, Prakash Kumar

Nanda, Sonil

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Medizinische Biotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Biochemie (med.)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Bioprospecting and Bioresources for Next-Generation Biofuel Production

Chapter 2: Advanced Biomass Pretreatment Processes for Bioconversion

Chapter 3: Bioconversion of Waste Biomass to Bioethanol

Chapter 4: Bioconversion of Waste Biomass to Biobutanol

Chapter 5: Bioconversion of Waste Biomass to Biomethanol

Chapter 6: Bioconversion of Waste Biomass to Biohydrogen

Chapter 7: Conversion of Algal Biomass to Biofuels

Chapter 8: Perspectives on Microbial Fuel Cells

Über Autor(innen)

Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Sonil Nanda