Biofuel Technologies: Recent Developments

✍ Scribed by Ravichandra Potumarthi, Rama Raju Baadhe, Sankar Bhattacharya (auth.), Vijai Kumar Gupta, Maria G. Tuohy (eds.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Leaves: 532
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Biofuels are considered to be the main potential replacement for fossil fuels in the near future. In this book international experts present recent advances in biofuel research and related technologies. Topics include biomethane and biobutanol production, microbial fuel cells, feedstock production, biomass pre-treatment, enzyme hydrolysis, genetic manipulation of microbial cells and their application in the biofuels industry, bioreactor systems, and economical processing technologies for biofuel residues. The chapters provide concise information to help understand the technology-related implications of biofuels development. Moreover, recent updates on biofuel feedstocks, biofuel types, associated co- and byproducts and their applications are highlighted. The book addresses the needs of postgraduate researchers and scientists across diverse disciplines and industrial sectors in which biofuel technologies and related research and experimentation are pursued.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Fermentable Sugars from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Technical Challenges....Pages 3-27
Sustainability Assessment of Palm Biodiesel Production in Thailand....Pages 29-49
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Progress in Physical and Chemical Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass....Pages 53-96
Acid Pre-treatment Technologies and SEM Analysis of Treated Grass Biomass in Biofuel Processing....Pages 97-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
The Role of Fungal Enzymes in Global Biofuel Production Technologies....Pages 121-143
Progress on Enzymatic Saccharification Technologies for Biofuels Production....Pages 145-169
Microbial Glycoside Hydrolases for Biomass Utilization in Biofuels Applications....Pages 171-188
Developing Cellulolytic Organisms for Consolidated Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosics....Pages 189-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Potential Bioresources as Future Sources of Biofuels Production: An Overview....Pages 223-258
Second Generation Bio-Ethanol and Renewable Chemicals from Lignocellulosics....Pages 259-269
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Fermentative Biohydrogen Production Using Microbial Consortia....Pages 273-299
Biohydrogen as Biofuel: Future Prospects and Avenues for Improvements....Pages 301-315
Biohydrogen Production from Microalgae....Pages 317-333
Microbial Fuel Cells for Sustainable Bioenergy Generation: Principles and Perspective Applications....Pages 335-368
Biomethanation Potential of Biological and Other Wastes....Pages 369-396
Production of Bioethanol from Biomass: An Overview....Pages 397-441
Biobutanol Production from Biomass....Pages 443-470
Life-Cycle Environmental Impacts of Biofuels and Co-products....Pages 471-499
The Principle and Applications of Bioelectrochemical Systems....Pages 501-527
Back Matter....Pages 529-534

✦ Subjects

Microbiology; Applied Microbiology; Renewable and Green Energy; Agriculture; Biotechnology

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