Sustainable Approaches for Biofuels Production Technologies, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019 From Current Status to Practical Implementation Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies Series, Vol. 7

This volume focuses on technological advances relevant to establishing biofuels as a viable alternative to fossil fuels by overcoming current limitations. The progressive depletion of fossil fuels due to their large-scale utilization and their environmental consequences, notably global warming, increase the need for sustainable and cleaner energy options. Renewable biofuels ? like biohydrogen, biomethane, biogas, ethanol and butenol ? represent attractive energy sources to meet the growing global demand, thanks to sustainable and cost-efficient production approaches based on cellulosic biomass. Currently, the commercialization of these technologies is hindered by technical and economic limitations, such as biomass complexity and pre-treatment, enzyme hydrolysis, production efficiency as well as storage and cost. As such, this book presents economically viable and sustainable approaches to improve existing biofuel technologies and appeals to anyone with an interest in biofuelsas renewable energy options and their practical implementation.

Bioprocessing perspective in Bio-refineries.- Integrated lignocellulosic biorefinery.- Agro residues for biochemicals and biofuels production via biorefinery approach.- Green Nanotechnology for Biofuel Production.- Biofuels from protein rich lignocellulosic biomass: new approach.- Biofuels from Microorganisms.- Strategies to improve Solid State Fermentation.- Second generation bioethanol production: the state of art.- Bioethanol Production Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae Immobilized in Calcium Alginate-Magnetite Beads and Application of Response Surface Methodology to Optimize Bioethanol Yield.- Nanotechnology in Biofuels production: A novel approach for processing & production of Bioenergy.

Dr. Neha Srivastava is currently a postdoctorate fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India. She has published 23 research articles in peer-reviewed journals holds 3 patents, and has received 6 Young Scientist Awards. She completed her PhD in the area of bioenergy at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering, SHIATS, India in 2016. Her field of expertise includes biofuel production, microbial bioprocessing and enzyme technologies.

Dr. Manish Srivastava is a DST INSPIRE faculty at the Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, India. He has published 39 research articles in peer-reviewed journals, authored several book chapters and filed 1 patent. He worked at the Department of BIN Fusion Technology, Chonbuk National University and the Department of Physics, DIT School of Engineering, Greater Noida after receiving a PhD in Physics from the Motilal Nehru National Instituteof Technology, Allahabad, India in 2011. His area of interest is synthesis of nanostructured materials and their applications as catalysts for development of electrode materials in energy storage, biosensors and biofuels production.

Dr. P.K. Mishra is currently a professor and head of the Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India. He obtained his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) in 1995, has co-authored over 60 research papers and supervised over 20 doctoral students. He has received several awards and honors for his work, holds 5 patents and is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers India. He has also made a significant contribution towards the development of entrepreneurship ecosystem in the eastern part of the country. He is coordinator of the Technology Business Incubator at the Institute and member Executive committee NISBUD, Ministryo