Sustainable Biofuels

Opportunities and Challenges
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-12-820297-5
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 502 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 790 g

Sustainable Biofuels: Opportunities and challenges, a volume�in the "Applied Biotechnology Reviews� series, explores the state-of-the-art in research and applied technology for the conversion of all types of biofuels. Its chapters span a broad spectrum of knowledge, from fundamentals and technical aspects to optimization, combinations, economics, and environmental aspects. They cover various facets of research, production, and commercialization of bioethanol, biodiesel, biomethane, biohydrogen, biobutanol, and biojet fuel. This book discusses biochemical, thermochemical, and hydrothermal conversion of unconventional feedstocks, including the role of biotechnology applications to achieve efficiency and competitiveness. Through case studies, techno-economic analysis and sustainability assessment, including life cycle assessment, it goes beyond technical aspects to provides actual resources for better decision-making during the development of commercially viable technology by researchers, PhD students, and practitioners in the field of bioenergy. It is also a useful resource for those in adjacent areas, such as biotechnology, industrial microbiology, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and sustainability science, who are working on solutions for the bioeconomy. The ability to compare different technologies and their outcome that this book provides is also beneficial for energy analysts, consultants, planners, and policy-makers.

The "Applied Biotechnology Reviews� series highlights current development and research in biotechnology-related fields, combining in single-volume works the theoretical aspects and real-world applications for better decision-making.

Zielgruppe

Researchers, graduate students and engineering professionals in the field of bioenergy, biotechnology, industrial microbiology, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and sustainability science

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ray, Ramesh C.

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Sustainable biofuels: opportunities and challenges  2. Lignocellulosic biorefineries: the path forward  3. Process consolidation approaches for cellulosic ethanol production  4. Recent advancements in biofuels production with a special attention to fungi  5. Advances in biofuels and by-products from lignin  6. Advanced and sustainable biodiesel fuels: technologies and applications  7. Biobutanol from lignocellulosic biomass and microalgae: Scope, technology, and economics  8. A technological outlook of biokerosene production  9. Production of renewable aviation fuel at industrial scale: opportunities and challenges  10. Techno-economic and life cycle assessment review of sustainable aviation fuel produced via biomass gasification  11. Biogas, biohydrogen, and polyhydroxyalkanoates production from organic waste in the circular economy context  12. Effects of public policies on the sustainability of the biofuels value chain   13. A relook on the biofuels: how can industrial processes underpin the drive for sustainable development?  14. Advances, challenges, and opportunities in genetic engineering for biofuels production   15. Potential uses of halophytes for biofuel production: Opportunities and challenges 16. Algal biofuels-technologies, scope, opportunities, challenges, and applications

Über Autor(innen)

Ray, Ramesh C.
Dr. Ramesh C. Ray is a former Principal Scientist (Microbiology) and Head of the ICAR- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (Regional Centre), Bhubaneswar, India. He has 35 years of research experiences in agriculture and food microbiology, published 140 research and review papers in international journals, 63 books chapters, edited 14 books and authored 3 books and received more than 4400 citations. He has more than 40 research papers, book chapters and review articles concerning lactic fermentation of roots and tuber crops (please see the CV). He is a distinguished fellow of the prestigious National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, India and 10 other scientific societies. Currently, he is Director of Centre for Food Biology & Environmental Studies, a non-government organization at Bhubaneswar, India.