This book encompasses a wide range of topics related to biowaste to biofuels, covering agro-wastes, food waste, wastewater, CO2, and so forth. Each chapter provides an indepth examination of a specific biowaste to biofuel conversion technology discussing the underlying science, production processes, challenges, and potential applications. It presents practical insights into microbial biofuel production, including detailed explanations of fermentation processes, microbial pathways, conversion techniques, and technological advancements backed by case studies.
- Includes theory and delves into practical applications of microbial biofuels
- Reviews sustainability and environmental benefits with a focus on renewable energy
- Explores how these fuels can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change
- Discusses bioalcohol, biodiesel, biohydrogen, biomethane, and so forth
- Provides real-world examples and case studies showcasing biofuel potential for a greener future
This book is aimed at graduate/master’s students and researchers in bioenergy, fermentation, and chemical engineering.
This book encompasses a wide range of topics related to biowaste to biofuels, covering agro wastes, food waste, wastewater, CO2 and so forth.
1.introduction to Biowaste to Biofuel
2. Biomass to Biofuel Conversion:
Biomass Pretreatments Strategies for Microbial Feedstock
3. Food Waste
Upcycling to Biofuel By Microbial System
4. Resource Recovery From
Wastewater and Microbial Biofuel Production
5. Carbon Capture and Biofuel: A
Sustainable Synergy for A Greener World
6. Microbial Enzymes involved in
Biofuel Production
7. Advances in Immobilization Technologies for Biofuel
Production
8. Bioreactors Design for Microbial Biofuel Production
9.
Genetic Engineering Of Microbes for Enhanced Biofuel Production
10.
Commercialization Of Microbial Biofuel Around The World
11. Life Cycle
Assessment Of Microbial Biofuel: Environmental and Economic Impacts
12.
integration Of Biofuel Production With Other Biorefinery Processes
13.
Renewable Energy Policies and Their Impact On Biofuel Development
Shashi Kant Bhatia is an Associate professor in the Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea, and has more than ten years experience in biowastes valorization into bioenergy, biochemicals, and biomaterials. He holds MSc and a PhD in biotechnology at Himachal Pradesh University (India). Dr. Bhatia has worked as a Brain Pool Post Doc Fellow at Konkuk University (20142016) and has contributed extensively to the industrial press and served as an editorial board member of Sustainability and Energies journal and associate editor of Frontier of Microbiology, Microbial Cell Factories, Bioprocess and Biosystem Engineering, Carbohydrate Technology and Applications, 3 Biotech, PLOS One, international journal of biomaterials, International Journal of Energy Research, Marine Life Science and Technology journals.
Parmjit Singh Panesar is working as Professor, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology Longowal, Punjab, India. Prof. Panesar has also worked as & Dean (Planning & Development), Dean (Research & Consultancy), and Head, Department of Food Engineering & Technology, SLIET Longowal, India. His research is focused in the area of Food Biotechnology especially bioprocessing of food industry by-products, food enzymes, prebiotics (lactulose, GOS), biopigments etc. Prof. Panesar has more than 10000 citations and h-index of 54 (as per Google scholar). In 2005, he has been awarded BOYSCAST (Better Opportunities for Young Scientists in Chosen Areas of Science & Technology) fellowship by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, to carry out advance research at Chembiotech labs, University of Birmingham Research Park, UK.
Ranjit Gurav is an Associate Professor at UPES Dehradun, India. He received his Ph.D in Biotechnology in 2013 and has since conducted extensive research for a decade in various countries, including the USA, South Korea, India, and China. Throughout his career, he has held roles such as Associate Professor, Research Professor, Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Research Associate, and Young Scientist, contributing significantly to advancements in his field. His research primarily focuses on harnessing agriculture, forestry, and food industry waste biomass, and by-products to produce bioelectricity, polyhydroxyalkanoates, biodiesel, exopolysaccharides, and biohydrogen. Dr. Gurav is highly skilled in implementing microbial, bioelectrochemical, hydrogel, biochar, and self-activated carbon-based technologies for the remediation of organic contaminants and heavy metals in water and soil.
