Description
Biofuels and Bioproducts from Lignocellulosic Materials: Biofuels is Volume II of a comprehensive three-volume set that explores the various possibilities of adding value to lignocellulosic biomass materials by transforming them into bioproducts, biofuels and biomaterials. With an emphasis on microbial biotechnological solutions, each volume examines the use of renewable natural resources, agriculture waste management, and valorization of agro-wastes to sustainably produce energy and fuels, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and biomaterials.Volume II addresses all aspects of biofuel production from lignocellulosic materials, covering technological challenges, international policies, marketability, techno-economic analysis & LCA studies, and challenges & future perspectives. The book highlights the recent advancements and challenges of lignocellulosic biomass conversion into biofuels within a biorefinery concept, and explains the technological approaches and the role of microorganisms and their mechanisms. Recent thermo-chemical and biotechnological approaches are explored, along with their mechanisms of action, for the development of biofuels such as biodiesel, bioethanol, biomethane, biobutanol, producer gas, syngas, hydrogen, dimethylfurane, bio-LPG, and gasoline. Chemical, enzymatic, and advanced microbial biotechnology approaches used in biomass pretreatment are explained, showing readers how to increase biofuel yields from lignocellulosic raw materials. Genetic and metabolic engineering methods that can improve biofuel production are also discussed.Biofuels and Bioproducts from Lignocellulosic Materials: Vol II Biofuels is a valuable reference for students, researchers, and professionals involved in processing lignocellulosic materials for the production of bioenergy, biomaterials, and bioproducts.- Links technological interventions and modern biotechnological methods to provide strategies for the development of biofuels using renewable lignocellulosic resources- Presents recent advanced techniques for biofuels' production from lignocellulosic biomass- Explores microbial biotechnological approaches and challenges in the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels- Explains advanced pretreatment and techno-economic analyses of lignocellulosic biomass- Identifies research gaps in existing and upcoming technologies in the valorization of lignocellulosic materials
Table of Contents
Volume II: Biofuels1. Lignocellulosic biomass: Structure, Properties, and a potential feedstock for biofuel2. Innovation in Biotechnological Strategies for conversion of biomass to fuels: challenges and advancements3. Advancements in pre-treatment technologies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to Biofuels4. Challenges, technological bottlenecks, applications, and future perspectives in Biofuel generation using biotechnology5. Sustainable biofuel production through thermochemical and biological conversion technologies6. Microbial and innovative technologies for bioethanol production: for a sustainable green environment7. Recent biotechnological approaches for liquid biofuels biobutanol and biomethanol production from lignocellulosic wastes: advancement and challenges8. Sustainable production of methyl esters from lignocellulosic biomass: challenges and perspectives9. Hydrotreated vegetable oil as an alternative biofuel from lignocellulosic wastes10. Bio-LPG synthesis from lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable bioenergy resource11. Syngas and biogas production from lignocellulosic waste biomass: : cleaning and upgrading technologies12. Biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic feedstock: current status and future perspectives13. Dimethylfurane from lignocellulosic biomass: an alternative biofuel for future energy need14. Production of renewable methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and bioethyl-tertiary-butyl ether (ETEB) from lignocellulosic biomass and its applications as a energy source15. Recent advancement in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies of lignocellulosic biofuels16. Advances and impacts of biofuel applications on environment and global economy17. International policies for biofuel production, its marketability and challenges
