Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste
- 1st Edition - December 16, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Ashok Pandey, Abha Kumari, Smriti Shrivastava, Mohammad Taherzadeh
- Language: English
Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste introduces readers to revolutionary approaches for converting waste biomass into commercially viable products such a… Read more
Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste introduces readers to revolutionary approaches for converting waste biomass into commercially viable products such as biofuels, materials, and microbial derivatives. This book explores detailed methodologies for transforming biomass waste, highlighting advanced techniques, reactor designs, and sustainable strategies. It provides critical insights into the feasibility, limitations, and applications of these technologies, making it a vital resource for professionals seeking to understand the intersection of sustainability and innovation in waste management.
Beyond production technologies, the book delves into the physicochemical composition of biomass waste, explores marine biomass recycling, and examines the integration of artificial intelligence for efficient waste management. It offers a life cycle assessment framework to evaluate waste generation and conversion, emphasizing its role in advancing a circular economy while addressing environmental challenges. Readers will also benefit from discussions on commercial scalability and the broader impacts of these technologies on resource conservation and pollution reduction.
Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste introduces readers to revolutionary approaches for converting waste biomass into commercially viable products such as biofuels, materials, and microbial derivatives. This book explores detailed methodologies for transforming biomass waste, highlighting advanced techniques, reactor designs, and sustainable strategies. It provides critical insights into the feasibility, limitations, and applications of these technologies, making it a vital resource for professionals seeking to understand the intersection of sustainability and innovation in waste management.
Beyond production technologies, the book delves into the physicochemical composition of biomass waste, explores marine biomass recycling, and examines the integration of artificial intelligence for efficient waste management. It offers a life cycle assessment framework to evaluate waste generation and conversion, emphasizing its role in advancing a circular economy while addressing environmental challenges. Readers will also benefit from discussions on commercial scalability and the broader impacts of these technologies on resource conservation and pollution reduction.
Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste introduces readers to revolutionary approaches for converting waste biomass into commercially viable products such as biofuels, materials, and microbial derivatives. This book explores detailed methodologies for transforming biomass waste, highlighting advanced techniques, reactor designs, and sustainable strategies. It provides critical insights into the feasibility, limitations, and applications of these technologies, making it a vital resource for professionals seeking to understand the intersection of sustainability and innovation in waste management.
- Actively contributes 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 I Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to biofuels
1. Valorization of waste biomass to bioethanol
2. Valorization of waste biomass to biodiesel
3. Valorization of waste biomass to butanol
4. Valorization of waste biomass to hydrogen
5. Valorization of waste biomass to refuse-derived fuel
6. Valorization of waste biomass to aviation fuel
Section II Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to value-added materials
7. Artificial neural network and adaptive neurofuzzy inference system for improved production of biogas and biofertilizer from agricultural residues
8. Recovery of silica from waste biomass
9. Conversion of biomass to activated carbon and biochar
10. Conversion of biomass waste to photothermal materials
11. Sustainable methods for transforming biomass waste into Xylitol and Palatinose
12. Conversion of biomass waste to foams
13. Conversion of biomass waste to leather
14. Conversion of biomass waste to lubricants and plasticizers
15. Conversion of biomass waste to resins
Section III Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to value-added microbial products
16. Production of industrial enzymes
17. Production of exopolysaccharides
18. Production of biosurfactants
19. Production of pigments
20. Valorization of biodegradable waste to biopolymers: Current and future perspectives
21. Production of organic acids
22. Microbial enzyme technology for methane mitigation and production of methane-derived value-added products
Section IV Sustainable technologies for biomass waste management and recycling
23. Treatment and management of municipal solid waste
24. Sustainable treatment and management of marine waste
25. Treatment and management of biomass waste using artificial intelligence and machine learning tools
26. Life cycle assessment of biomass waste management processes
1. Valorization of waste biomass to bioethanol
2. Valorization of waste biomass to biodiesel
3. Valorization of waste biomass to butanol
4. Valorization of waste biomass to hydrogen
5. Valorization of waste biomass to refuse-derived fuel
6. Valorization of waste biomass to aviation fuel
Section II Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to value-added materials
7. Artificial neural network and adaptive neurofuzzy inference system for improved production of biogas and biofertilizer from agricultural residues
8. Recovery of silica from waste biomass
9. Conversion of biomass to activated carbon and biochar
10. Conversion of biomass waste to photothermal materials
11. Sustainable methods for transforming biomass waste into Xylitol and Palatinose
12. Conversion of biomass waste to foams
13. Conversion of biomass waste to leather
14. Conversion of biomass waste to lubricants and plasticizers
15. Conversion of biomass waste to resins
Section III Sustainable technologies for waste biomass to value-added microbial products
16. Production of industrial enzymes
17. Production of exopolysaccharides
18. Production of biosurfactants
19. Production of pigments
20. Valorization of biodegradable waste to biopolymers: Current and future perspectives
21. Production of organic acids
22. Microbial enzyme technology for methane mitigation and production of methane-derived value-added products
Section IV Sustainable technologies for biomass waste management and recycling
23. Treatment and management of municipal solid waste
24. Sustainable treatment and management of marine waste
25. Treatment and management of biomass waste using artificial intelligence and machine learning tools
26. Life cycle assessment of biomass waste management processes
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- Published: December 16, 2025
- Language: English
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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, IndiaAK
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, 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, SwedenRead Sustainable Technologies for Value Addition to Biomass Waste on ScienceDirect