Biofuels and Bioenergy

Opportunities and Challenges
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-323-85269-2
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 560 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1110 g

Biofuels and Bioenergy: Opportunities and Challenges is the first of two volumes that address the technological developments and challenges in the production of a broad range of biofuels and bioenergy products from renewable feedstock. The book emphasizes the opportunities and challenges involved in various processes including fermentation, transesterification, microbial fuels cells, liquefaction, gasification, and pyrolysis. These are also considered from a biorefinery perspective and discuss all common biomass feedstocks. In addition, the book presents new research on microalgae from waste water treatment, large scale production of microalgae, microbial biooil production, biogas production, computational tools for manipulation of metabolic pathway for enhanced biogas production, production of biofuel from genetically modified microalgal biomass, techno-economic analysis, environmental impact and life cycle analysis.

Biofuels and Bioenergy is an ideal reference on the latest research for researchers and students working in the area of biofuels and renewable energy.

Zielgruppe

<p>Primary: Researchers and graduates involved in biofuels, bioenergy, and renewable energy</p> <p>Secondary: Researchers, industry practitioners, and graduates in the areas of biotechnology, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gurunathan, Baskar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Brennstoffe, Kraftstoffe, Explosivstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Biogasanlagen, Energie aus Biomasse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I Biofuels and Bioenergy 1. Opportunities and challenges in industrial production of biofuels

Section II Biomass into Biofuels and Bioenergy 2. Technology to convert biomass to biooil: Challenges and opportunity 3. Nonwaste technology in the bioethanol and biodiesel industries 4. Hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass for production of biooil and by-products: Current state of the art and challenges

Section III Bioethanol and Biodiesel Production 5. Refining lignocellulose of second-generation waste for bioethanol production 6. Various methods of biodiesel production and types of catalysts 7. Biodiesel production using enzymatic catalyst 8. Importance of nanocatalyst and its role in biofuel production 9. Potentials and challenges in biodiesel production from algaedtechnological outlook

Section IV Biogas Production 10. Sustainable approaches for biohydrogen and biogas production from corn wastes: Prospects and challenges 11. Biogas production potential in India, latest biogas up gradation techniques and future application in a fuel cell 12. Anaerobic digestion of agrowastes: End-of-life step of a biorefinery 13. Biomass gasification: A step towards cleaner fuel and chemicals

Section V Bioenergy Production using Pyrolysis 14. Pyrolysis: An alternative approach for utilization of biomass into bioenergy generation

Section VI Bioenergy Production using Microbial Fuel Cell 15. Production of biofuels in a microbial electrochemical reactor 16. Advances in microbial fuel cell technology for zero carbon emission energy generation from waste 17. Concomitant bioenergy production and wastewater treatment employing microbial electrochemical technologies

Section VII Microalgae as Source of Biofuels and Bioenergy 18. Microalgae - the ideal source of biofuel 19. Principles and technology advances in wastewater treatment through microalgae for bioenergy 20. Weeds as a renewable bioresource: Prospects for bioconversion to biofuels and biomaterials through a cascade of approaches 21. Critical parameters affecting large-scale production of microalgal biomass in outdoor open raceway ponds 22. Fostering single cell oil synthesis by de novo and ex novo pathway in oleaginous microorganisms for biodiesel production 23. Production of biofuel from genetically modified microalgal biomass and its effects on environment and public health

Section VIII Techno-economic analysis and Life Cycle Assessment 24. Sustainability assessment of third-generation biofuels: A life cycle perspective

Über Autor(innen)

Gurunathan, Baskar
Dr Baskar Gurunathan is Professor of Biotechnology in St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai, India. He has published more than 150 research and review articles in National and International Journals, 15 book chapters, and 3 books. He has delivered invited lectures and chaired technical sessions in national and international conferences. His current research areas are biofuels and bioenergy, nanocatalysis, therapeutic proteins, industrial enzymes and nanomedicine. He is the editorial board member of several journals, recipient of Outstanding Reviewer Awards from various Elsevier Journals. He has received Outstanding Researcher in Renewable Energy Award from the Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi in 2016 and Young Scientist Award 2015 from the International Bioprocessing Association, France in 2017. Recently he received the 'Prof S B Chincholkar Memorial Award 2019' of the Biotech Research Society, India for his outstanding work in the area of Biofuels and Food Biotechnology.