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Biofuels Production from Lignocellulosic Materials

  • 1st Edition - October 31, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Sindhu Raveendran, Balasubramani Ravindran, Binghua Yan
  • Language: English

Biofuels Production from Lignocellulosic Materials presents the latest scientific and technical advances in the bioprocessing of lignocellulosic materials for disposal, resource… Read more

Description

Biofuels Production from Lignocellulosic Materials presents the latest scientific and technical advances in the bioprocessing of lignocellulosic materials for disposal, resource recovery, and biofuel and bioenergy production. The book emphasizes the main chemical and biological properties of lignocellulosic materials, its pre-treatment, emerging nutrient recovery technologies, the role of microbial biotechnology in lignocellulosic materials management, and the sustainable use of biofuel for anthropogenic activities to fulfil energy demand. Lignocellulose biorefinery outcomes are examined from multiple perspectives, including applied chemical, mechanical, and enzymatic pre-treatments technologies, and cost-effective and energy-efficient options for developing high value-added products.

This is a valuable reference for scientists, researchers, engineers, and industrial practitioners, as well as graduate and postgraduate students working on the utilization of lignocellulosic materials.

Key features

  • Explores sustainable resource recovery and utilization of lignocellulosic materials for technology development within organic waste recycling and disposal
  • Critically discusses the development of industrial sustainable bioprocessing of lignocellulosic materials and market demand of bioenergy and biofuel production
  • Examines industrial applications of biological and thermochemical lignocellulosic materials recycling towards emerging nutrient recovery technologies

Readership

Scientists, researchers, engineers, industrial practitioners, along with graduate and postgraduate students working on the utilization of lignocellulosic materials for bioenergy production. Scientists, researchers, engineers, industrial practitioners, along with graduate and postgraduate students working more broadly in the fields of Industrial Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental Science & Technology, and Biochemical Engineering related to lignocellulosic materials.

Table of contents

1. Emerging technologies for nutrient recovery from lignocellulosic biomass

2. Genetic and metabolic engineering strategies for improved biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

3. Technological advancements on pre-treatment for efficient biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

4. Lignocellulosic biomass as a key substrate for sustainable production of biofuel

5. Environmental impacts on second generation biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

6. Advancements on novel energy-driven or material-driven biorefinery based on lignocellulosic feedstocks

7. Advancements on lignocellulosic biorefinery: An overview

8. Advancements on technologies to produce genetically modified crops for efficient biofuel production

9. Bioreactors for biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

10. Key technologies for biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

11. Advantages in Biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass in comparison with first generation biofuels

12. Life cycle assessment and Techno-economic analysis of biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

13. Pilot scale biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

14. Technological advancements and innovations on biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

15. Challenges in production of biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 31, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

MA

Mukesh Kumar Awasthi

Mukesh Kumar Awasthi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. His research focuses on the mathematical modelling of fluid flow problems, with particular interests in viscous potential flow, electrohydrodynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer, and fluid instability phenomena. He teaches postgraduate courses in fluid mechanics, discrete mathematics, partial differential equations, abstract algebra, mathematical methods, and measure theory. His work encompasses both analytical and numerical approaches to modelling complex flow systems. He has received research funding for projects in nonlinear fluid dynamics and has been recognized with research awards for his contributions to the field. He is the author and editor of numerous scholarly publications, including books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers. His research contributes to the advancement of mathematical methods and modelling techniques in fluid mechanics and related disciplines.

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Mathematics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

SR

Sindhu Raveendran

Dr. Sindhu current research focus is on biofuels, biopolymers and microbial enzymes. She is an editorial board member of Journals – BioEnergy Research, Annals of Agricultural and Crop Sciences, Journal of Environmental Sciences and Renewable Resources, Journal of Innovations and Applied Research and EC Microbiology. She is a reviewer of 108 SCI Journals in the field of bioprocesses and products. She is a National Honorary Advisory Board Member of Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES, India), Expert Reviewer of BIRAC – BIG scheme, Chairperson of Kerala Technical University – Food Technology and Chemical Engineering, Board of Studies Member- St. Josephs College and Chairperson of Institute Ethical Committee- Santhigiri Scientific Industrial Research Institute.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Food Technology, T K M Institute of Technology, Kollam, Kerala, India

BR

Balasubramani Ravindran

Dr. Balasubramani Ravindran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Energy and Engineering, at Kyonggi University, Suwon-Si, South Korea. His research focuses on solid waste treatment and wastewater generated from domestic and industrial sources through aerobic and anaerobic fermentation, composting and vermicomposting, activated carbon, biochar or black carbon amendments, nanotechnology applications, and phytotoxic/plant growth studies. Dr. Ravindran has over 150 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, filed patents, edited books, and published book chapters. He has received national and international research grant funds for his research projects. He serves as an academic editor, editorial board member, or guest editor on several international journals.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Energy and Engineering, Kyonggi University, South Korea

BY

Binghua Yan

Dr. YAN Binghua is a professor at Hunan Agricultural University, Hundred-talent of Hunan Province, China, Research Fellow of the Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture Hong Kong Baptist University. Dr. Yan received her PhD from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2015. In the same year she joined Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). In 2019, she moved to Hunan Agricultural University as a full professor. Her main research interest focuses on sustainable waste management and disposal, resources recovery from waste, greenhouse gases from waste management, biological nutrients removal and recovery. She has published > 50 research papers, >30 conference presentations and 5 book chapters on sustainable waste management, wastewater treatment and resource recovery. She has documented nine patents, five of which were granted. As a PI, she has been supported by more than ten research projects including National Natural Science Foundation of China and Key Research and Development Program, Special Project of Low Carbon, etc. Now, she serves as editorial board of Environment Technology and Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Energy Research, Frontiers in Environmental Science. She also serves as national and provincial project evaluation expert of research projects. She is the life member of International Bioprocessing Association (LM 263).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China

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