Biomass Valorization To Bioenergy

✍ Scribed by R. Praveen Kumar, B. Bharathiraja, Rupam Kataki, V. S. Moholkar

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 226
• Series: Energy, Environment, And Sustainability
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book covers topics related to bioenergy production from various biomass sources, including agricultural residues and waste biomass from both domestic and industrial use. It includes useful data, illustrations, and case studies of bioenergy production facilities. The contents of this book will be of interest to readers looking to scale up production and evaluate the selection and optimization of resources in order to overcome the current limitations of biomass to bioenergy conversions. The book will be of interest to researchers and industry professional alike.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
Agro-Industrial Waste Valorization to Energy and Value Added Products for Environmental Sustainability (K. Senthilkumar, M. Naveen Kumar, V. Chitra Devi, K. Saravanan, S. Easwaramoorthi)....Pages 1-9
Role of Energy Crops to Meet the Rural Energy Needs: An Overview (Pratyush Kumar Das, Bidyut Prava Das, Patitapaban Dash)....Pages 11-30
Coconut Shell as a Promising Resource for Future Biofuel Production (A. Archana, M. Vijay Pradhap Singh, S. Chozhavendhan, G. Gnanavel, S. Jeevitha, A. Muthu Kumara Pandian)....Pages 31-43
Thermochemical Conversion and Valorization of Woody Lignocellulosic Biomass in Hydrothermal Media (V. Chitra Devi, S. Mothil, R. Sathish Raam, K. Senthilkumar)....Pages 45-63
Prediction of Oil Yield from Oil Palm Mesocarp Using Thermally Assisted Mechanical Dewatering (TAMD) (Hasmiera Hashim, Suzana Yusup, Patricia Arlabosse)....Pages 65-75
Optimization of Bio-ethanol Production from Whey and the Characterization of Bio-edible Films from the Fermentation Residue (Nayana U. Krishnan, Mathew T. Joseph, Shafna Shaiha, P. V. Vani, J. R. Anoop Raj)....Pages 77-84
Captivating Technology for Generation of Bioenergy from Industrial Waste: Microbial Fuel Cell (M. Naveen Kumar, K. Senthilkumar)....Pages 85-96
Production of Biodiesel from Municipal Sewage Sludge by Transesterification Process (P. Bharathi, M. Pennarasi)....Pages 97-111
Enhancement of Feedstock Composition and Fuel Properties for Biogas Production (S. Chozhavendhan, G. Gnanavel, G. Karthiga Devi, R. Subbaiya, R. Praveen Kumar, B. Bharathiraja)....Pages 113-131
Impact of Bioenergy on Environmental Sustainability (Kankan Kishore Pathak, Sangeeta Das)....Pages 133-158
Process Simulations of Chemical Looping Combustion for Mixtures of Coal and Biomass Using an Iron Based Oxygen Carrier—Part I (Justin Lam, Ramesh K. Agarwal, Xiao Zhang)....Pages 159-175
Process Simulation of Chemical Looping Combustion for a Mixture of Biomass and Coal with Various Oxygen Carriers—Part II (Kartik Deshpande, Ramesh K. Agarwal, Ling Zhou, Xiao Zhang)....Pages 177-195
Analytical Methods in Biodiesel Production (R. Vinoth Kumar, I. Ganesh Moorthy, Lalit Goswami, G. Pugazhenthi, Kannan Pakshirajan, Adrián M. T. Silva et al.)....Pages 197-219

✦ Subjects

Environmental Engineering / Biotechnology