Bioenergy Research: Advances and Applications

Langue : Anglais

Coordonnateurs : Gupta Vijai G., Tuohy Maria, Kubicek Christian P, Saddler Jack, Xu Feng

Couverture de l’ouvrage Bioenergy Research: Advances and Applications

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Bioenergy Research: Advances and Applications brings biology and engineering together to address the challenges of future energy needs. The book consolidates the most recent research on current technologies, concepts, and commercial developments in various types of widely used biofuels and integrated biorefineries, across the disciplines of biochemistry, biotechnology, phytology, and microbiology.

All the chapters in the book are derived from international scientific experts in their respective research areas. They provide you with clear and concise information on both standard and more recent bioenergy production methods, including hydrolysis and microbial fermentation. Chapters are also designed to facilitate early stage researchers, and enables you to easily grasp the concepts, methodologies and application of bioenergy technologies. Each chapter in the book describes the merits and drawbacks of each technology as well as its usefulness.

The book provides information on recent approaches to graduates, post-graduates, researchers and practitioners studying and working in field of the bioenergy. It is an invaluable information resource on biomass-based biofuels for fundamental and applied research, catering to researchers in the areas of bio-hydrogen, bioethanol, bio-methane and biorefineries, and the use of microbial processes in the conversion of biomass into biofuels.

1. Current Bioenergy Researches: Strengths and Future challenges 2. Bioenergy Research: An Overview on Technological Developments and Bio-Resources 3. Use of Agro-Industrial Residues for Bioethanol Production 4. Recent Advancements in Pretreatment Technologies of Biomass to Produce Bio-energy 5. Bio-fuels and Bioproducts Produced through Microbial Conversion of Biomass 6. Databases for Bioenergy Related Enzymes 7. Isobutanol Production from Bioenergy Crops 8. Lipase Catalyzed Biodiesel Production: Technical Challenges 9. Bio-electrochemistry of Microbial Fuel Cells and their Potential Applications in Bio-energy 10. Anaerobic Digestion of Bio-waste to Bioenergy 11. Second-Generation Bio-energy from High-Efficiency Algal-Derived Bio-crude 12. Microalgae: The Tiny Microbes with a Big Impact 13. Biobased Fats (Lipids) and Oils from Biomass as a Source of Bioenergy 14. Use of Volatile Solids from Biomass for Energy Production 15. Biorefinery Systems: An Overview 16. Catalytic Thermochemical Processes for Biomass Conversion to Biofuels and Chemicals 17. Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysts in the Production of Biodiesel by Esterification and Transesterification 18. Lignocellulose-based Chemical Products 19. Industrial Lignin Production and Applications 20. Amino-based Products from Biomass and Microbial Amino Acid Production 21. Production of Phytochemicals, Dyes, and Pigments as Co/By-products in Bioenergy Processes 22. Recent Developments on Microalgae for Bio-hydrogen Photoproduction and its Importance in CO2 Reduction 23. Engineered Cyanobateria: Research & Application in Bioenergy 24. Sustainable Farming of Bioenergy Crops 25. Bioenergy Technology for Integrated Production of Poly 3-Hydroxybutyrate 26. Advances and Innovations in Biochar Production and Utilisation for Improving Environmental Quality 27. Biochar Processing for Sustainable Development in Current and Future Bioenergy Research 28. Development of Thermo-chemical & Bio-chemical Technologies for Biorefineries

Primary Market (Who will buy the book?, eg library:buyer):

Audience (who is the user? eg chemical engineers:user): Students of final year undergraduate andpost-graduate courses and researchers across disciplines and sectors where bioenergy research and experimentation is undertaken.

Secondary Market (Who will buy the book?):

Students of relevant undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as researchers across disciplines and industrial scientists in sectors where bioenergy research and experimentation is undertaken.

Audience (who is the user?):

This book will cover all types of existing biofuel production methods in the world and therefore it will be very useful not only to graduate students, experienced researchers but also to bio-entrepreneurs.

Primary Market (who is the user? Who will buy the book? eg chemical engineers:user, library:buyer)

This book will appeal not only to scientists (i.e., biochemists, molecular biologists, chemists, and microbiologists) working to understand the fundamental problems associated with biomass conversion research, but also chemical and mechanical engineers working to design new conversion processes for advanced biofuels.

Secondary Market (who is the user? Who will buy the book?)

A secondary market will be DOE and another government staff looking for expert advice in the field of Biofuels production. For example: See "BP Biofuels chief calls biofuels "the new oil" as Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference opens," Jim Lane, Biofuels Digest, April 22, 2010. "Oil Companies See Profits in Advanced Biofuels," Emily Gertz, BioFuels Energy, May 28, 2009. "Department of Energy Highlights New Advanced Biofuels Research and Development Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory," U.S. DOE EERE, Biomass Program: News, Aug 19, 2011.

Dr Vijai G. Gupta is an Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at MITS University of India. Currently he is working as Research Scientist at National University of Ireland in Galway. Dr. Gupta’s present work is focused on the development and optimization of novel Enzyme-based bioconversion systems for biorefining and bioenergy. He has been honored with several awards, including the prestigious Indian ICAR Senior Research Fellowship and Indian Young Scientist Award. He has submitted 33 new fungal nucleotide sequences and deposited 147 fungal strains in International databases. His work with Fusarium spp., Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Penicillium spp. and Trichoderma spp. is augmented by contributions to biotechnological development, molecular diversity, secondary metabolites and industrial applications
Dr. Gupta is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Plant Pathology and a regional editorial board member of 8 other respected journals. He is the author of 40 journal articles and 27 book chapters. Gupta has also written and edited books and series from reputed publishers, including CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, USA; Springer, USA; Elsevier, USA; Nova Science Publisher, USA and LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
Dr. Maria G. Tuohy is the Head of the Molecular Glycobiotechnology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences, NUI Galway which has developed a strong track record in Glycobiotechnology and Enzyme Biotechnology. She has more than 20 years experience in the molecular biochemistry, genetics and biotechnology of fungi, with a special interest in thermophilic ascomycetes and the characterization of these fungi as cell factories for protein production, including novel thermostable enzymes/enzyme systems. Dr. Tuohy and her group have developed patented enzyme-based technologies for key bioenergy and biorefinery applications from terrestrial and marine biomass and wastes, including 3rd generation feedstocks. Th

Reviews all existing and promising technologies for production of advanced biofuels in addition to bioenergy policies and research funding
Cutting-edge research concepts for biofuels production using biological and biochemical routes, including microbial fuel cells
Includes production methods and conversion processes for all types of biofuels, including bioethanol and biohydrogen, and outlines the pros and cons of each