Biochemical and Photosynthetic Aspects of Energy Production
- 1st Edition - November 13, 2012
- Editor: Anthony San Pietro
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 3 6 0 8 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 9 2 4 - 1
Biochemical and Photosynthetic Aspects of Energy Production describes the biological processes that may serve to provide alternative energy sources. This book contains nine… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiochemical and Photosynthetic Aspects of Energy Production describes the biological processes that may serve to provide alternative energy sources. This book contains nine chapters that specifically tackle the utilization of biological and agricultural wastes, energy farming, and leaf protein. The introductory chapters deal with the dynamics of seaweed growth, the physical properties controlling them, and the elements of algal-bacterial systems. These topics are followed by a discussion on the potential for the production of meaningful amounts of gaseous and liquid fuels, as well as selected organic chemicals from residues and biomass. The following chapters examine the fundamentals and principles of nitrogen fixation, the factors that affect the possibilities of success in energy farming projects, and the development and atmospheric consequences of oxygen and carbon dioxide cycles. The concluding chapters explore the mechanism of glycerol production in the Dunaliella alga and the energy analysis in biofuel production. Biochemists, biologists, and researchers in the fields of alternative fuels will find this book of great value.
List of Contributors
Preface
1 Biological and Agricultural Systems: An Overview
I. Introduction
II. Impending Liquid Fuel Problem
III. Energy Available from Photosynthesis
IV. Efficiency of Photosynthesis
V. Areas Required for Solar Power
VI. Complete Crop Utilization
VII. Energy Farming
VIII. Cellulose
IX. Waste Disposal and Algae
X. Plant Selection and Breeding
XI. Regulation of Plant Reactions and Selected End Products
XII. Controlled Environments
XIII. Nitrogen Fixation
XIV. Biocatalytic Hydrogen Production Systems
XV. Carbon Reduction
XVI. Artificial Chlorophyll Membranes
XVII. Bacteriorhodopsin Membranes
XVIII. Concluding Remarks
References
2 Marine Biomass Production through Seaweed Aquaculture
I. Introduction
II. Seaweed Growth
III. Impact of Advective-Convective Processes on Oceanic Culture
IV. Conclusions
References
3 Algal-Bacterial Systems
I. Introduction
II. Elements of Algal-Bacterial Systems
III. Conclusions
References
4 Fuels and Organic Chemicals via Anaerobic Fermentation of Residues and Biomass
I. Introduction
II. Perspective of Economic Impact
III. Temperature Effect
IV. New Processing Concepts
V. Fermenter Functioning
VI. Biomass Sources
VII. Summary
References
5 Biological Nitrogen Fixation with an Emphasis on the Legumes
I. Introduction
II. Biological Nitrogen-Fixation Systems
III. The Symbiotic Association in Legumes
IV. Asymbiotic Fixation by Rhizobia
V. The Enzymology of Nitrogen Fixation
VI. Energy Requirements for Nitrogen Fixation
VII. Increasing Biological Nitrogen Fixation
References
6 Energy Crops (Energy Farming)
I. Introduction
II. Why Is Efficiency Important?
III. Advantages of Energy Farming
IV. Efficiencies of Solar Energy Conversion by Plants
V. Calculated Maximum Biomass Production and Reported High Yields
VI. C-4 Metabolism and Photorespiration and Effects of CO2 Enrichment
VII. Energy Content of Biomass
VIII. Types of Energy Farms
IX. Crops Requiring Moderate Rainfall or Irrigation
X. Energy Crops in Semi-Arid and Arid Regions
XI. Ponds and Fresh-Water or Brackish-Water Bodies
XII. Marine: Giant Kelp
XIII. Biomass Residues from Agriculture and Forestry
XIV. Summary
XV. Epilogue
References
7 The O2/CO2 Cycle: Development and Atmospheric Consequences
I. Rise of Atmospheric Oxygen
II. Distribution of Biogenic Carbon and Oxygen
III. Stability of Atmospheric Oxygen Content
IV. Increase of Carbon Dioxide—The "Greenhouse" Effect
References
8 Glycerol Production in the Alga Dunaliella
I. Introduction
II. Growth of Dunaliella under Measurable and Controlled Conditions
III. Glycerol Production in Dunaliella
IV. Bioengineering Approach
V. Economic Appraisal
VI. Conclusion
References
9 Energy Considerations of Biofuels Production
I. Energy Analysis
II. Solar Energy
III. Fuels from Biomass
IV. Conclusion
References
Index
- No. of pages: 246
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 13, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124336087
- eBook ISBN: 9780323159241
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Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.Read Biochemical and Photosynthetic Aspects of Energy Production on ScienceDirect