Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Abha Kumari, Smriti Shrivastava, Ashok Pandey, Mohammad Taherzadeh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 6 3 1 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 6 3 1 9 - 1
Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste presents the latest sustainable technologies for value additions to waste biomass in the form of various commer… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste presents the latest sustainable technologies for value additions to waste biomass in the form of various commercial products such as biofuels, materials, and microbial products and management. The book discusses in detail the sustainable production technologies of each value-added product transformed from waste biomass along with advanced methodology, reactor/fermenter design, sustainable strategies, commercial feasibility, limitations, prospects, and applications. The book also includes the physicochemical composition of biomass waste resources used for producing the value-added products and their variation. It elucidates the sustainable technologies for biomass waste management and recycling as well as marine biomass, offering a comprehensive overview of the subject and its potential for driving the transition to a circular and sustainable economy. Additionally, the book provides an in-depth examination of the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools for sustainable waste biomass management. By showcasing the life cycle assessment of waste generation and production processes, readers will gain valuable insights into achieving sustainability objectives. These advancements leverage energy-intensive processes to convert waste biomass into valuable products, thereby reducing waste accumulation, conserving resources, and mitigating environmental pollution.
- Empowers to actively contribute to a greener and more sustainable future, by recognizing the vast potential of waste biomass as a valuable resource
- Offers detailed production process flowsheets for various value-added products to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities involved
- Provides insights in commercially viable production processes for value-added products to embark on entrepreneurial ventures in the field
- Inspires and enables harnessing the potential of waste biomass for positive environmental and economic impact
Researchers in academia and industry, faculties, and policy makers in industrial biotechnology and advanced sustainable technology
Section 1 - Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to -biofuels
1. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to ethanol
2. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to biodiesel
3. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to butanol
4. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to hydrogen
5. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to refuse-derived fuel
6. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to aviation fuel
Section 2 - Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to value-added materials
7. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to silica
8. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to activated carbon/biochar
9. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to photothermic materials
10. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to xylitol and palatinose
11. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to leather and foams
12. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to lubricants and plasticizers
13. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to resins
Section 3 - Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to value-added microbial products
14. Production of industrial enzymes
15. Production of exoploysaccharides
16. Production of biosurfactants
17. Production of pigments
18. Production of biopolymers
19. Production of organic acids
20. Microbial mitigation of methane for the production of methane-derived value-added products
Section 4 - Sustainable Technologies for biomass waste management and recycling
21. Sustainable treatment and management of municipal solid waste
22. Sustainable treatment and management of marine waste
23. Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools for sustainable management of biomass waste
24. Life-cycle assessment of biomass waste management processes
1. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to ethanol
2. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to biodiesel
3. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to butanol
4. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to hydrogen
5. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to refuse-derived fuel
6. Sustainable technologies for the valorization of waste biomass to aviation fuel
Section 2 - Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to value-added materials
7. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to silica
8. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to activated carbon/biochar
9. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to photothermic materials
10. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to xylitol and palatinose
11. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to leather and foams
12. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to lubricants and plasticizers
13. Sustainable technologies for the conversion of biomass waste to resins
Section 3 - Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to value-added microbial products
14. Production of industrial enzymes
15. Production of exoploysaccharides
16. Production of biosurfactants
17. Production of pigments
18. Production of biopolymers
19. Production of organic acids
20. Microbial mitigation of methane for the production of methane-derived value-added products
Section 4 - Sustainable Technologies for biomass waste management and recycling
21. Sustainable treatment and management of municipal solid waste
22. Sustainable treatment and management of marine waste
23. Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools for sustainable management of biomass waste
24. Life-cycle assessment of biomass waste management processes
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443363184
- eBook ISBN: 9780443363191
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Abha Kumari
Dr. Abha Kumari is working in a capacity as an Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. She obtained Ph.D. degree in Biometallurgy Engineering with above 20 years of experience in teaching and research. Her Research Area focuses on municipal waste management, bioprocess development, enzyme isolation and production, and biogas. She has worked with 3 government-funded projects from the Department of Biotechnology. She has published several book chapters and has about 25 research and review publications.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, IndiaSS
Smriti Shrivastava
Dr. Smriti Shrivastava has Ph.D. in Applied Microbiology with above 12 years of experience in teaching and research. Her Research Area focuses on applied and industrial microbiology, enzyme technology, and biofuel. She has worked with 2 government-funded projects from the Department of Science and Technology and the Science and Engineering Research Board. She has edited two books and has about 30 research and review publications. Currently, she is working in a capacity as Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh.
Affiliations and expertise
Distinguished Scientist, Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India; Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaAP
Ashok Pandey
Prof. Ashok Pandey is currently Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow. His major research and technological development interests are industrial and environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels and chemicals, waste to wealth and energy, etc.
Affiliations and expertise
Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow, IndiaMT
Mohammad Taherzadeh
Mohammad J. Taherzadeh is professor in Biotechnology since 2004 at University of Borås in Sweden. He is also director of Resource Recovery, a research profile with about 50 researchers to convert wastes to energy and value-added products. Prof. Taherzadeh has PhD in Bioscience and MSc and Bsc in Chemical Engineering. He is working on converting wastes and residuals to ethanol, biogas, fish feed and superabsorbents, in which fermentation development using bacteria, yeast and filamentous fungi has a heavy weight. Prof. Taherzadeh has more than 120 publications in scientific peer-reviewed journals, 10 book chapters and two patents about filamentous fungi. Mohammad is the panel chairman of “biotechnology, chemical technology and environmental technology” of Swedish Research Council, and also in the editorial board of Bioresource Technology and BioResources.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery, University of Boras, Boras, Sweden