Description
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.- Addresses biological and chemical methods of biofuel and bioenergy production- Provides industry case studies alongside in-depth techno-economic analysis, environmental impact, and life cycle assessment of biofuels production- Focuses on the commercial viability of production processes
Table of Contents
Section I Biofuels and Bioenergy1. Opportunities and challenges in industrial production of biofuelsSection II Biomass into Biofuels and Bioenergy2. Technology to convert biomass to biooil: Challenges and opportunity3. Nonwaste technology in the bioethanol and biodiesel industries4. Hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass for production of biooil and by-products: Current state of the art and challengesSection III Bioethanol and Biodiesel Production5. Refining lignocellulose of second-generation waste for bioethanol production6. Various methods of biodiesel production and types of catalysts7. Biodiesel production using enzymatic catalyst8. Importance of nanocatalyst and its role in biofuel production9. Potentials and challenges in biodiesel production from algaedtechnological outlookSection IV Biogas Production10. Sustainable approaches for biohydrogen and biogas production from corn wastes: Prospects and challenges11. 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 biorefinery13. Biomass gasification: A step towards cleaner fuel and chemicalsSection V Bioenergy Production using Pyrolysis14. Pyrolysis: An alternative approach for utilization of biomass into bioenergy generationSection VI Bioenergy Production using Microbial Fuel Cell15. Production of biofuels in a microbial electrochemical reactor16. Advances in microbial fuel cell technology for zero carbon emission energy generation from waste17. Concomitant bioenergy production and wastewater treatment employing microbial electrochemical technologiesSection VII Microalgae as Source of Biofuels and Bioenergy18. Microalgae – the ideal source of biofuel19. Principles and technology advances in wastewater treatment through microalgae for bioenergy20. Weeds as a renewable bioresource: Prospects for bioconversion to biofuelsand biomaterials through a cascade of approaches21. Critical parameters affecting large-scale production of microalgal biomass in outdoor open raceway ponds22. Fostering single cell oil synthesis by de novo and ex novo pathway in oleaginous microorganisms for biodiesel production23. Production of biofuel from genetically modified microalgal biomass and its effects on environment and public healthSection VIII Techno-economic analysis and Life Cycle Assessment24. Sustainability assessment of third-generation biofuels: A life cycle perspective
