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Synergistic Effects of Biotechnological Processes and Carbon Trading in the Energy Sector

  • 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Suresh Sundaramurthy, Jyoti Verma, Moonis Ali Khan, Marta Otero, Byong-Hun Jeon
  • Language: English

Synergistic Effects of Biotechnological Processes and Carbon Trading in the Energy Sector paves the way for innovative solutions and sustainable practices surrounding the integr… Read more

Description

Synergistic Effects of Biotechnological Processes and Carbon Trading in the Energy Sector paves the way for innovative solutions and sustainable practices surrounding the integration of microbial science in energy feedstock conversion, offering insights into the potential of bio-upgrading for value-added products and the valorization of wastes. From exploring bio-hydrogen and biofuels production to addressing environmental concerns and lifecycle assessment, it showcases advancements that drive the industry towards a circular economy model. Sections introduce energy industries and discuss challenges in biotechnology applications and prospects for a biological upgrading of energy feedstock and bioprocessing of waste for sustainable fuels production.

With a focus on enzymatic catalysis for high-energy density products and the bio-valorization of waste, each chapter offers valuable insights into the evolving field of biotechnological processes for energy recovery and carbon trading. From global scenarios on biotechnology applications to environmental impacts and the way forward for stakeholders, this book provides a holistic view of the critical role biotechnology plays in shaping the future of energy production and environmental sustainability.

Key features

  • Explores the bioprocessing of waste materials for sustainable fuels production
  • Highlights the integration of microbial science in energy feedstock conversion and bioprocessing
  • Showcases advances in the production of bio-hydrogen and biofuels
  • Evaluates the commercialization of state-of-the-art technologies and scale-up criteria
  • Encompasses advances, the circular economy, environmental concerns, and lifecycle assessment

Readership

Researchers, Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Libraries, Government Laboratories, Energy companies and professionals

Table of contents

1. Introduction to Energy Industries, challenges and solutions involving biotechnology applications in field

2. Potential of microbial science and its implementation in development of State-of-the-art technology for energy feedstock conversion to value-added products

3. Development of integrated highly tolerant microbial biocatalysts for biodegradation or biotransformation reactions and resistance towards toxic chemicals

4. Advanced sequencing techniques for comprehensive structural and functional characterization of microbial communities and genes expressed for bioconversion of energy intermediates in the ecosystems

5. Recent advances in the biotechnological processes for energy recovery or production of value-added intermediates from hydrocarbons

6. Biological techniques and processes for energy exploration

7. Biorefining: the selective removal of sulfur, nitrogen, and metals in refining industries

8. Enzymatic catalysis of feedstock for the production of high energy density products

9. Prospects for biological upgrading of energy feedstock, asphaltenes, and refining residues

10. Bioprocessing of waste for fuels production

11. Conversion of Waste to Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Bioenergy

12. Bio-valorization of refining wastes and circular economy analysis

13. Crop Oils, Biodiesel, and Algae Fuels

14. Hydrogen production using Biotechnology applications

15. Uses and applications of biotechnology tools in the oil industry

16. Biotechnological processes for Energy Recovery and Carbon Trading

17. Technical feasibility, challenges and opportunities of biotechnological process in energy industries

18. Global Scenarios on the application of biotechnology to the energy industry

19. Environmental impacts and aspects of biotechnological process in the energy sector

20. Synergy biotechnological process: A general bottleneck and circular economy analysis

21. Design and Development, Modelling and LCA of biotechnological process

22. Way forward to policy makers and stakeholders involved with biotechnological process development

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

SS

Suresh Sundaramurthy

Suresh Sundaramurthy is the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and has held postdoctoral, visiting faculty, and research positions at institutions including CUNY (USA), AIT Thailand, JNCASR Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur, and Pondicherry University. His research interests span catalysts, reactor design, environmental biotechnology, waste‑to‑energy, nanoengineered materials, critical minerals, decarbonation, and biofuels, green hydrogen.

Affiliations and expertise
Head of Department, Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India

JV

Jyoti Verma

Jyoti Verma is an Industry Professional at the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Energy Centre (OEC), India where she focuses on scale up of alternate clean energy-based processes and technologies, translation of lab scale R&D projects to field implementation, and other aspects related to project management, technology transfer, and commercialization. She mentors students in R&D and supports academia–industry collaboration. Her expertise includes renewable energy technologies, critical minerals, with extensive field experience in hydrocarbon well sites and CO₂ valorization projects.

Affiliations and expertise
Industry Professional, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Energy Centre (OEC), New Delhi, India.

MA

Moonis Ali Khan

Moonis Ali Khan received his doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Applied Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, in 2009. From 2009 to 2011, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Yonsei University, South Korea and Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. In 2011, he joined the Chemistry Department at the King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia as an Assistant Professor. Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor at KSU. He is an interfacial chemist and his research is focused on the synthesis and development of novel materials for environmental remediation applications. To date, he has guided two doctoral students for their respective degrees. He has published more than hundred (research and review) articles and has two U.S. patents to his credit.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

MO

Marta Otero

Dr. Marta Otero obtained her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at University of León (Spain), since then having occupied several lecturer and researcher positions, including a Marie Curie fellowship at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP, Portugal), a Ramón y Cajal contract at University of León and a Principal Researcher position at University of Aveiro (Portugal). Since 2022, she is Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry and Physics of the University of León. The research activity of Dr. Otero has focussed three main fields: (i) the management, recovery, and valorization of carbonaceous wastes; (ii) the development of new materials for a sustainable water treatment; and (iii) wastewater bioremediation. Along them, she has participated in multiple research projects and transfer projects in collaboration with industry, having been project evaluator for various entities. In addition, she has (co)oriented 3 postdoctoral fellows and 9 doctorate students. She has also been editor and/or guess editor of several books, journals and special issues, having acted as reviewer of more than 350 research works (Clarivate “Top Peer Reviewer”). To date, Dr. Otero has (co)authored 3 patents and around 175 scientific papers, with a cite score of 7,700 citations (H index=50), having been listed among top 2% scientists in the last two lists (2021, 2022) released by Stanford University.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry and Physics, University of León, Spain

BJ

Byong-Hun Jeon

Professor Byong-Hun Jeon is a Professor and Director of Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation (LINC) at Hanyang University, South Korea. He holds BS degree in Mineral and Petroleum Engineering from Hanyang University, and earned both his MS and Ph. D. degrees at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is an active Chair of the Reviewers Board for the National Research Foundation of Korea, Ministry of Education, South Korea. Professor Jeon is also an Advisory Committee Member for SMTECH, South Korea. He is actively serving as an Editorial board member of several internationally acclaimed journals including Frontiers in Microbiology, Energies, and Geosystem Engineering. He is frequently acting as session Chair and co-organizer of Geochemistry division in American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, USA. He has conducted world-leading research in Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology. He has published more than 250 research articles in internationally acclaimed research journals including Nature communication, Energy and Environmental Science, Coordination Chemistry Reviews and Trends in Biotechnology, etc. Moreover, his applied research in environmental technology has fruitfully provided him over 25 patents and 3 technology transfers. His prolific research has attracted over 8000 citations to his articles. His current research interests include advanced biological wastewater treatment using microalgae and plants as ecofriendly bio-tools for the improved removal of nutrients and contaminants from wastewater. His research group is primarily investigating bioremediation and wastewater treatment with major emphasis on biodegradation and removal of organic micro-pollutants in wastewater using microbial tools. Specific interest has been on microalgal and plant removal of emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and dyes. He has developed advanced wastewater treatment via coupling of microalgae cultivation for improved removal of N, P, and emerging organic contaminants from wastewater, and further utilization of microalgal biomass for bioenergy production. He is also investigating the co-digestion of wastewater sludge with high-strength organic waste for enhanced biogas production to develop an economically feasible process. He has established the coupling of the wastewater treatment system with bioenergy production for generating biofuel products using the recovered biomass from wastewater treatment. His specific research interests include biodegradation, fate and transport of environmental pollutants, aquatic ecotoxicology and ecology, environmental microbiology, and bioenergy.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, and Director of Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation (LINC), Hanyang University, South Korea