Sustainable Bioenergy
Advances and Impacts
- 1st Edition - May 31, 2019
- Editors: Mahendra Rai, Avinash P. Ingle
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 7 6 5 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 7 6 5 5 - 9
Sustainable Bioenergy: Advances and Impacts presents a careful overview of advances and promising innovation in the development of various bioenergy technologies. It covers th… Read more
Sustainable Bioenergy: Advances and Impacts presents a careful overview of advances and promising innovation in the development of various bioenergy technologies. It covers the production of bio-jet fuel, algal biofuels, recent developments in bioprocesses, nanotechnology applications for energy conversion, the role of different catalysts in the production of biofuels, and the impacts of those fuels on society. The book brings together global experts to form a big picture of cutting-edge research in sustainable bioenergy and biofuels. It is an ideal resource for researchers, students, energy analysts and policymakers who will benefit from the book’s overview of impacts and innovative needs.
- Explores the most recent advances in biofuels and related energy systems, including innovations in catalysts and biocatalysts
- Provides an overview of the impacts of bioenergy and its sustainability aspects
- Discusses real-life cases of implementation of bioenergy systems on an industrial scale
Engineering researchers in the field of biomass and biofuels, especially chemical, mechanical and environmental engineers. PhD students and engineering practitioners in this field. Bioenergy industry decision makers, energy analysts and policy-makers
1. Lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of bioethanol: Availability, structure and composition Vaibhav V. Goud2. Rural Bio-refinery: A viable solution for Production of fuel and chemicals in Rural IndiaRupam Kataki3. Sustainable Bioenergy Development in Africa: Issues, Challenges and the Way ForwardAbubakar S. Sambo4. Biohydrogen Production and Bagasse Gasification Process in the Sugarcane Industry Jose Luz Silveira Sr.5. Bio jet-fuel production from biomass Xuebing Zhao6. Bio-oil Production and Upgrading TechnologyWeerawut Chaiwat and Kajornsak Faungnawakij7. New Trends in Biogas Production and Utilization Kelly J. Dussan8. Current challenges and advances in Butanol production Pravin Govardhan Suryawanshi9. Mesoporous and other type of catalyst for conversion of non-edible oil to bio-gasoline via deoxygenationJoon Ching Juan10. Third generation biofuels: an overviewJoao Moreira Neto Sr.11. Nano-biocatalytic processes for producing biodiesel from algaeMohammad Barati12. Impacts of sustainable biofuels production from biomassShiv Prasad and Avinash Ingle13. Socio-economic impacts of harnessing the lignocellulose into biofuelsAvinash Ingle, Mahendra Rai and Indarchand Gupta14. The challenges in the regulation of nanotechnology in sustainable production of bioenergyWilson Engelmann
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 31, 2019
- Language: English
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Mahendra Rai
Prof. Mahendra Rai is a UGC Basic Science Research Faculty Fellow and former Head of the Department of Biotechnology at Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, India. He is currently a senior visiting professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Federal University of Piaui (UFPI), Brazil.
His areas of expertise include microbial biotechnology and nanobiotechnology, focusing on the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using fungi and their applications as nanoantimicrobials against pathogenic microbes. His research is interdisciplinary, integrating microbial biotechnology with nanotechnology.
Professor Rai has received several prestigious awards, including the Father T.A. Mathias Award from the All India Association for Christian Higher Education and the Medini Award from the Government of India. He has participated in multiple international collaborations and has held visiting positions at various institutions, including the University of Geneva (Switzerland), Debrecen University (Hungary), and Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland).
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Visiting Professor, Federal University of Piaui, BrazilAI
Avinash P. Ingle
Dr. Avinash P. Ingle is currently working as a Research Scientist (Ramanujan Fellow) at the Biotechnology Centre, Department of Agricultural Botany, at Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University, in Maharashtra, India. He completed his doctoral degree at SGB Amravati University, working as a Research Scientist at the same institution from 2013 to 2016, before being awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship (FAPESP) at the Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, for three years. Dr. Ingle has edited several books with various international publishers, 65 book chapters, and over 90 research publications in international, peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include nanobiotechnology, biofuel technology, and sustainable agriculture.
Affiliations and expertise
Biotechnology Center, Department of Agricultural Botany, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agriculture University, Akola, Maharashtra, IndiaRead Sustainable Bioenergy on ScienceDirect