Cellulases in the Biofuel Industry
- 1st Edition - October 8, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Pratima Bajpai
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 4 9 6 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 4 9 7 - 2
Cellulases in the Biofuel Industry discusses how the properties of cellulases affects the quality of the biofuels produced. Heralded as the solution to humanity’s energy problem a… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCellulases in the Biofuel Industry discusses how the properties of cellulases affects the quality of the biofuels produced. Heralded as the solution to humanity’s energy problem and the savior of the world’s climate, extensive research is being carried out on biofuels but there are still gaps in our understanding. This book presents cost-effective and current scenarios for cellulase production in the biofuel industry, including the most recent advancements for obtaining cellulases with higher activity on pre-treated biomass substrates by screening and sequencing new organisms, engineering cellulases with improved properties, and by identifying proteins that can stimulate cellulases.
The mechanism and efficiency of the cellulase enzyme system on cellulose is discussed with the specific classification of each cellulase enzyme, as well as explanations of the limitation of cellulases in terms of their production processes, efficiency and practical applications to biofuels. Various approaches to improve the production and efficiency of the cellulase enzyme system are evaluated, along with the current limitations that are hampering cost-effective production of cellulase and guidance on how these limitations might be resolved.
- Includes different approaches to improve the production and efficiency of the cellulase enzyme system
- Discusses the current limitations hampering the cost-effective production of cellulases
- Provides case studies that include essential information for those looking to adapt cellulases technology
Chemical engineers, biochemical engineers, environmental engineers, process engineers and energy experts Chemists and applied chemists, biotechnologists, biochemists, microbiologists, industrial technologists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Background
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Bioenergy and biofuels
- 1.3 Biomass
- 1.4 Cellulase enzyme
- References
- Chapter 2. Worldwide scenario of biofuel production
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Status of biofuel production
- References
- Chapter 3. Generations of biofuels
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 First generation biofuels
- 3.3 Second generation biofuels
- 3.4 Third generation biofuels
- 3.5 Fourth generation biofuels
- References
- Chapter 4. Challenges to biofuel production
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Challenges in lignocellulosic biomass conversion to biofuels/biochemicals
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 5. Current production status of cellulases and challenges
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Production of cellulases
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 6. Cellulase market scenario
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Market scenario
- References
- Chapter 7. Roles of cellulases in cellulose hydrolysis
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Cellulase enzyme systems for cellulose hydrolysis
- 7.3 Synergy among cellulose degrading system
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 8. Cellulases for biofuels production
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Bioethanol production
- 8.3 Factors affecting bioethanol production
- 8.4 Important developments in the production of cellulosic ethanol
- 8.5 Other biofuels made by assistance from enzymes
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 9. Advanced developments in production processes of cellulases
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Advanced development in production processes of cellulases
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 10. Cellulases and auxiliary enzymes
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Cellulases
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 11. Approaches to enhance cellulase production to improve biomass hydrolysis
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Thermostable cellulases
- 11.3 Isolation and screening of efficient thermostable cellulase producing fungi
- 11.4 Enhancement of thermal and pH stability of cellulases in the presence of nanomaterials
- 11.5 Recombinant DNA technology for increasing cellulase activity and efficacy
- 11.6 Use of suitable carbon source and necessity of pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass
- 11.7 Optimization of medium and process parameters using statistical methods for improved production of cellulases
- 11.8 Improvements in production of cellulases via microbial fermentation processes
- 11.9 Microbial co-production of other important enzymes for the overall economy of the process
- References
- Chapter 12. Future prospects
- Abstract
- 12.1 Feedstock production
- 12.2 Feedstock logistics
- 12.3 Biofuels production
- 12.4 Biofuels distribution
- 12.5 Biofuels end use
- References
- Further reading
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 8, 2022
- No. of pages (Paperback): 268
- No. of pages (eBook): 268
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323994965
- eBook ISBN: 9780323994972
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Pratima Bajpai
Dr. Pratima Bajpai is currently working as a Consultant in the field of Paper and Pulp. She has over 36 years of experience in research at the National Sugar Institute, University of Saskatchewan, the Universitiy of Western Ontario, in Canada, in addition to the Thapar Research and Industrial Development Centre, in India. She also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada and as a visiting researcher at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. She has been named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in the list published in October 2022. This is the third consecutive year that she has made it into the prestigious list. Dr. Bajpai’s main areas of expertise are industrial biotechnology, pulp and paper, and environmental biotechnology. She has contributed immensely to the field of industrial biotechnology and is a recognized expert in the field. Dr. Bajpai has written several advanced level technical books on environmental and biotechnological aspects of pulp and paper which have been published by leading publishers in the USA and Europe. She has also contributed chapters to a number of books and encyclopedia, obtained 11 patents, written several technical reports, and has implemented several processes in Indian Paper mills. Dr. Bajpai is an active member of the American Society of Microbiologists and is a reviewer of many international research journals.
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