Biofuels and Bioproducts from Lignocellulosic Materials: Biofuels, Volume Two is part of a comprehensive three-volume set that explores the various possibilities of adding value to lignocellulosic biomass materials by transforming them into bioproducts, biofuels, and biomaterials. With an emphasis on microbial biotechnological solutions, each volume examines how renewable natural resources, agriculture waste management, and valorization of agro-wastes can sustainably produce energy and fuels, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and biomaterials. This volume addresses all aspects of biofuel production from lignocellulosic materials, covering technological challenges, international policies, marketability, techno-economic analysis & LCA studies, and challenges & future perspectives. The book highlights recent advancements and challenges of lignocellulosic biomass conversion into biofuels within a biorefinery concept, and explains technological approaches and the role of microorganisms and their mechanisms. Recent thermo-chemical and biotechnological approaches are explored, along with their mechanisms of action for the development of biofuels such as biodiesel, bioethanol, biomethane, biobutanol, producer gas, syngas, hydrogen, dimethylfurane, bio-LPG, and gasoline. Chemical, enzymatic, and advanced microbial biotechnology approaches used in biomass pretreatment are explained, showing readers how to increase biofuel yields from lignocellulosic raw materials. Genetic and metabolic engineering methods that can improve biofuel production are also discussed.
Table of Contents
Volume II: Biofuels 1. Lignocellulosic biomass: Structure, Properties, and a potential feedstock for biofuel 2. Innovation in Biotechnological Strategies for conversion of biomass to fuels: challenges and advancements 3. Advancements in pre-treatment technologies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to Biofuels 4. Challenges, technological bottlenecks, applications, and future perspectives in Biofuel generation using biotechnology 5. Sustainable biofuel production through thermochemical and biological conversion technologies 6. Microbial and innovative technologies for bioethanol production: for a sustainable green environment 7. Recent biotechnological approaches for liquid biofuels biobutanol and biomethanol production from lignocellulosic wastes: advancement and challenges 8. Sustainable production of methyl esters from lignocellulosic biomass: challenges and perspectives 9. Hydrotreated vegetable oil as an alternative biofuel from lignocellulosic wastes 10. Bio-LPG synthesis from lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable bioenergy resource 11. Syngas and biogas production from lignocellulosic waste biomass: : cleaning and upgrading technologies 12. Biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic feedstock: current status and future perspectives 13. Dimethylfurane from lignocellulosic biomass: an alternative biofuel for future energy need 14. Production of renewable methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and bioethyl-tertiary-butyl ether (ETEB) from lignocellulosic biomass and its applications as a energy source 15. Recent advancement in life cycle assessment (LCA) studies of lignocellulosic biofuels 16. Advances and impacts of biofuel applications on environment and global economy 17. International policies for biofuel production, its marketability and challenges