Biofuels and Bioproducts from Lignocellulosic Materials
Volume 2: Biofuels
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2025
- Editors: Amritesh Shukla, James Gaffey, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Manikant Tripathi, Vijai Kumar Gupta
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 5 2 7 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 5 2 6 - 1
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Request a sales quoteBiofuels and Bioproducts from Lignocellulosic Materials: Biofuels, Volume Two is part 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 how renewable natural resources, agriculture waste management, and valorization of agro-wastes can sustainably produce energy and fuels, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and biomaterials. This volume 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 recent advancements and challenges of lignocellulosic biomass conversion into biofuels within a biorefinery concept, and explains 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.
- 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
Students and researchers involved in processing lignocellulosic materials for the production of bioenergy, biomaterials, and bioproducts. Practicing engineers and professionals involved in processing lignocellulosic materials for the production of bioenergy, biomaterials, and bioproducts.
Volume II: Biofuels
1. Lignocellulosic biomass: Structure, Properties, and a potential feedstock for biofuel
2. Innovation in Biotechnological Strategies for conversion of biomass to fuels: challenges and advancements
3. Advancements in pre-treatment technologies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to Biofuels
4. Challenges, technological bottlenecks, applications, and future perspectives in Biofuel generation using biotechnology
5. Sustainable biofuel production through thermochemical and biological conversion technologies
6. Microbial and innovative technologies for bioethanol production: for a sustainable green environment
7. Recent biotechnological approaches for liquid biofuels biobutanol and biomethanol production from lignocellulosic wastes: advancement and challenges
8. Sustainable production of methyl esters from lignocellulosic biomass: challenges and perspectives
9. Hydrotreated vegetable oil as an alternative biofuel from lignocellulosic wastes
10. Bio-LPG synthesis from lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable bioenergy resource
11. Syngas and biogas production from lignocellulosic waste biomass: : cleaning and upgrading technologies
12. Biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic feedstock: current status and future perspectives
13. Dimethylfurane from lignocellulosic biomass: an alternative biofuel for future energy need
14. Production of renewable methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and bioethyl-tertiary-butyl ether (ETEB) from lignocellulosic biomass and its applications as a energy source
15. Recent advancement in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies of lignocellulosic biofuels
16. Advances and impacts of biofuel applications on environment and global economy
17. International policies for biofuel production, its marketability and challenges
1. Lignocellulosic biomass: Structure, Properties, and a potential feedstock for biofuel
2. Innovation in Biotechnological Strategies for conversion of biomass to fuels: challenges and advancements
3. Advancements in pre-treatment technologies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to Biofuels
4. Challenges, technological bottlenecks, applications, and future perspectives in Biofuel generation using biotechnology
5. Sustainable biofuel production through thermochemical and biological conversion technologies
6. Microbial and innovative technologies for bioethanol production: for a sustainable green environment
7. Recent biotechnological approaches for liquid biofuels biobutanol and biomethanol production from lignocellulosic wastes: advancement and challenges
8. Sustainable production of methyl esters from lignocellulosic biomass: challenges and perspectives
9. Hydrotreated vegetable oil as an alternative biofuel from lignocellulosic wastes
10. Bio-LPG synthesis from lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable bioenergy resource
11. Syngas and biogas production from lignocellulosic waste biomass: : cleaning and upgrading technologies
12. Biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic feedstock: current status and future perspectives
13. Dimethylfurane from lignocellulosic biomass: an alternative biofuel for future energy need
14. Production of renewable methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and bioethyl-tertiary-butyl ether (ETEB) from lignocellulosic biomass and its applications as a energy source
15. Recent advancement in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies of lignocellulosic biofuels
16. Advances and impacts of biofuel applications on environment and global economy
17. International policies for biofuel production, its marketability and challenges
- No. of pages: 310
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443215278
- eBook ISBN: 9780443215261
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Amritesh Shukla
Prof Amritesh Chandra SHUKLA is Professor of Botany at University of Lucknow, India. His research has mainly focused on exploration and conservation of fungal diversity and its bioprospection as well as unraveling the mechanism of action of potential antifungal plant products/ biomolecules as pharmaceuticals and herbal drugs. He has developed some commercial antifungal formulations and granted USA, UK, Japanese and Indian patents. He has credited eleven books and published his research findings in various internationally reputed journals including seminars in cancer biology. For his scientific accomplishments, he received numerous awards and recognition, including the prestigious Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in the year 2021. He has also served the international scientific community well as Visiting Professor- University of Mauritius, and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Botany, University of LucknowJG
James Gaffey
Prof James is a Principal Investigator and Co-Director of the Circular Bioeconomy Research Group at Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre at Munster Technology University, and Academic Collaborator at the SFI BiOrbic Bioeconomy Research Centre. James has been coordinator, lead PI and Co-PI on several EU and nationally funded circular bioeconomy research projects. Nationally, James is coordinator of the Biorefinery Glas and INFORMBIO DAFM-funded research initiatives and is a member of the SFI Farm Zero C research team. At EU-level James was scientific coordinator Biobased Industries (BBI JU) ICT-BIOCHAIN initiative and is PI and Co-PI on several current BBI JU and H2020 projects including BIOSWITCH, COOPID, agroBridges and BIO4AFRICA. James is part of the core programme development team and lecturer on the Postgrad degree programme Bioeconomy with Business.
Affiliations and expertise
Circular Bioeconomy Research Group, Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre, Munster Technological UniversityVT
Vijay Kumar Thakur
Vijay Kumar Thakur is currently a Professor in the Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre at SRUC, Edinburgh, U.K. He holds an Adjunct Professor position in the Research School of Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu University, China and is a Visiting Professor at Shiv Nadar University, India, and Visitor at Cranfield University, U.K. He has previously held faculty positions at Cranfield University, U.K., Washington State University, U.S.A., and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research activities span the disciplines of Biorefining, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, and Nanotechnology, as well as all aspects of Sustainable and Advanced Materials. He has published over 200 SCI journal articles, 2 patents, 50 books, and 37 book chapters in areas concerning polymers, nanotechnology, and materials science. He sits on the editorial board of several SCI journals (e.g., Nature Scientific Reports, Journal of Renewable Materials, Advances in Polymer Technology, International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Biomolecules, Nanomaterials, Surfaces and Interfaces, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, and Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects) as an Editor or Editorial Advisory Board member.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre,SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College), UKMT
Manikant Tripathi
Dr. Manikant Tripathi is Assistant Professor in the Biotechnology Program at Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India with eight years of teaching experience. After passing M.Sc. and qualifying National Eligibility Test, he completed Ph.D. program in Microbiology. He received research fellowship by University Grants Commission, India, and awards by various scientific societies in international and national conferences. His primary research interest is to explore different efficient strategies toward bioremediation of environmental pollutants and microbial applications for value added product development. Dr. Tripathi has published more than 50 research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals with h-index: 15 and has edited three books. He is an active member of various scientific societies. Presently, he is working on development of cleanup technology for in situ bioremediation of industrial effluent, biomass valorisation, and green synthesis of nanoparticles along with its antimicrobial applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh UniversityVG
Vijai Kumar Gupta
Prof. Dr. Vijai Kumar Gupta is working as an Associate Professor and Bioprocess Engineering Lead at the School of Biotechnology at Dublin City University, Ireland. The overall focus of his research is on developing bioprocess technologies to valorise available bioresources (including dairy waste-streams) to produce value-added bioproducts and fuels. He has several articles, book chapters, and books with an author H-index of 81. Also, he is the editor of several reputed journals, including Biotechnology Advances, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry Letters, Microbial Cell Factories, Microbiome, Mycosphere. He is listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Stanford University-USA
Affiliations and expertise
Dublin City University