Developments in Sustainable Chemical and Bioprocess Technology

✍ Scribed by A. Z. Yaser, B. Nurmin, S. Rosalam (auth.), Ravindra Pogaku, Awang Bono, Christopher Chu (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 405
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Environmental sustainability and development is of critical importance. Technological advances in the production of new energy sources are making their way into our lives in more and more depth every day. However, there is an urgent need to address the technological challenges and advancement of the various chemical and bio-processes to maintain the dynamic sustainability of our energy needs. Toward that end, an attempt is being made to look at recent advances, key issues still faced and where possible, offer suggestions on alternative technologies to optimize sustainable processes. Still considered a new area of science, energy sources themselves are still being 'discovered'...meaning, what is financially viable in the current marketplace is changing. For example, energy from plants has not been financially viable in the past because of the high cost of growing, harvesting, breaking down cell walls, disposal of waste products, etc. Materials used to derive energy from sustainable resources is changing, making previously high-cost processes more efficient. It is crucial that the industry as a while works in tandem to develop crops that new technological advances make financially feasible. This book will cover recent advances in the chemicals, bioprocesses and other materials used in growing and extracting energy from sustainable products. Membrane/cell wall digestion issues will also be covered as well as recovering mamixal amounts of energy from sources to limit waste. Finally a section on safety and control will be presented with has been poorly covered in other publications. ​

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Coagulation/Flocculation of Anaerobically Treated Palm Oil Mill Effluent (AnPOME): A Review....Pages 3-9
Dewaterability of Anaerobic Digested Sludge with Cations and Chitosan as Dual Conditioners....Pages 11-17
Optimization Study on Bioethanol Production from the Fermentation of Oil Palm Trunk Sap as Agricultural Waste....Pages 19-25
Effect of Isolated Mesophilic Bacterial Consortium on the Composting Process of Pressed–Shredded Empty Oil Palm Fruit Bunch....Pages 27-33
Acetone–Butanol–Ethanol Fermentation From Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Clostridium acetobutylicum ....Pages 35-41
Initial Study of Thermophilic Hydrogen Production from Raw Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Using Mixed Microflora....Pages 43-49
Production of Cellulases by Aspergillus sp. GDX02 in a Solid-State Fermentation Using Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch....Pages 51-57
Acclimatization Process of Microorganisms from Activated Sludge in Kenaf-Retting Wastewater....Pages 59-64
Construction of ASMC by Dielectrophoresis Using Wirecloth Electrode for the Treatment of Wastewater....Pages 65-71
Catalytic Pyrolysis of Waste Chicken Fats Using Zeolite Catalysts....Pages 73-79
Investigation of Pyrolysis Parameters on the Yield and Quality of Bio-Oil from Jatropha curcas Wastes....Pages 81-87
Electrochemical Oxidation of PAHs in Aqueous Solution....Pages 89-96
Sonocatalytic Degradation of Acid Red Dye in Water Using Fe-Doped TiO 2 Deposited on HY Catalyst....Pages 97-102
Investigation of the Effect of Phosphoric Acid (H 3 PO 4 ) on Rate of Oil and Solid Separation in Palm Oil Mill Clarifier....Pages 103-109
Polyester Thin Film Composite Nanofiltration Membranes Prepared by Interfacial Polymerization Technique for Removal of Humic Acid....Pages 111-117
Adsorption of Lead Ions from Aqueous Solution onto Activated Carbon....Pages 119-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Review: Pre-treatments and Fermentation of Seaweed for Bioethanol Production....Pages 129-136
Assessment on Bioavailability of Flavonoids from Orthosiphon Stamineus During Spray Drying....Pages 137-144
A Chimney of Low Height to Diameter Ratio for Solar Crops Dryer....Pages 145-150
Thermal Denaturation Kinetics of Whey Protein and Maltodextrin Mixture....Pages 151-157
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Production of α-Amylase by Immobilized Bacillus Subtilis in Polymeric PolyHIPE Matrix....Pages 159-171
Production of Extracellular 5-Aminolevulinic Acid by Rhodopseudomonas Palustris in Solid-State Fermentation....Pages 173-179
Experimental Investigation of Combustion Behavior of Flash Pyrolysis Oil....Pages 181-187
Identification of Tetrathionate Hydrolase from Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans : An Enzyme Responsible for Enzymatic Devulcanization of Waste Rubber Products....Pages 189-196
Cross-linked Lipase in Hybrid Matrix for Biodiesel Production from Crude Jatropha Curcas Oil....Pages 197-202
Culture Conditions for Optimal Growth of Actinomycetes from Marine Sponges....Pages 203-210
Genetic-Algorithm-Based Optimisation for Exothermic Batch Process....Pages 211-217
Q-Learning-Based Controller for Fed-Batch Yeast Fermentation....Pages 219-225
In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (bermuda) Against Selected Pathogens....Pages 227-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Extraction of Glucose from Kenaf Core Using Mild Acid Treatment....Pages 241-248
Solid–Liquid Mass Transfer Coefficients in an Ultrasound-Irradiated Extraction of Iota-Carrageenan....Pages 249-261
Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Black Pepper’s Bioactive Compounds: Solubility and Mass Transfer....Pages 263-270
Comparative Study of Cellulose Extraction Processes from Palm Kernel Cake....Pages 271-284
Screening and Separation of Industrially Useful Hydrolases from the Wasteful Skim Latex Serum of Hevea Brasiliensis ....Pages 285-294
Study of H 2 S Removal Efficiency of Virgin Zeolite in POME Biogas Desulfurization at Ambient Temperature and Pressure....Pages 295-301
Investigation into Alternative for Bleaching Earth in Palm Oil Processing....Pages 303-310
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
A Brief Review on Photoanode, Electrolyte, and Photocathode Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Based on Natural Dye Photosensitizers....Pages 313-319
The Influences of Dope Composition on Gas Permeance of Hollow Fiber Carbon Membrane....Pages 321-328
Effect of the Pyrolysis Soaking Time on CO 2 Separation of Polyetherimide/Polyethylene Glycol-Based CMS Membranes....Pages 329-335
Performance of Particleboard with Palm Kernel Cake as Filler....Pages 337-345
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Starch-Based Biofilms for Green Packaging....Pages 347-354
Influence of Potassium Hydroxide Concentration on the Carrageenan Functional Group Composition....Pages 355-363
Effect of 3-Mercaptopropionic Acid on Polymerization of Thermo-Responsive Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)....Pages 365-370
Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon Derived from Waste Rubber Tire via Chemical Activation with ZnCl 2 : Surface Area and Morphological Studies....Pages 371-380
The Effects of Kaolin/PESF Ratios on the Microstructures of Kaolin Hollow Tubes....Pages 381-387
On the Alloying Reaction in Synthesis of NiTi Shape-Memory Alloy in Solid State....Pages 389-394
GFRP Composite Material Degradation Under Seawater and Weathering Effect....Pages 395-399
β-Mannanase Production by Aspergillus flavus in Solid-State Fermentation of Palm Kernel Cake....Pages 401-408
Back Matter....Pages 409-424

✦ Subjects

Biochemistry, general; Renewable and Green Energy; Energy Technology