With renewable and alternative energy sources becoming more and more important, and the growth in percentage of the overall energy used, biofuels production is more important than ever and is a huge part of taking up the slack in the transition from fossil fuels. This volume covers many of the newest state-of-the art processes, trends, and changes in the industry, combining information from many disciplines to deliver have-to-have solutions for the engineer or scientist’s daily problems. Whether in the plant or in the classroom, this exciting new volume is a must-have for any engineer, scientist, student, or other industry professional working in biofuel production.
Audience
Engineers, scientists, faculty and students, and industry professionals working in the biofuel industry.
Table of Contents
Preface xix
1 Biofuel Production: Past to Present Technologies 1
Manisha Jagadale, Beula Isabel J., Mahesh Jadhav, Selvakumar Periyasamy and Desta Getachew Gizaw
2 Biorefineries for the Sustainable Generation of Algal Biofuels 31
Mônica Lady Fiorese, Keiti Lopes Maestre, Carina Contini Triques, Larissa Echeverria, Jacqueline Ferandin Honório, Marcia Regina Fagundes-Klen, Leila Denise Fiorentin-Ferrari and Veronice Slusarski-Santana
3 Biofuel Production from Waste Materials 61
Anvita Chaudhary, Richa Srivastava and Ram Singh
4 Essentials of Liquefied Biomethane Gas (LBG) 83
Rupesh S., Deepanraj B., Sowndarya K. J., Anushree P. and Somashekar B. R.
5 Exploring Cost-Effective Pathways for Future Biofuel Production 119
Sumeyra Gurkok
6 Generation of Hydrogen Using Cyanobacteria 149
Darissa Alves Dutra, Adriane Terezinha Schneider, Rosangela Rodrigues Dias, Mariany Costa Deprá, Richard Luan Silva Machado, Leila Queiroz Zepka and Eduardo Jacob-Lopes
7 Microstructural Engineering for Bioenergy Production 165
Serkan Baslayici and Pelin Demircivi
8 Lignocellulosic Biomass as Feedstock for Biofuels: The State of the Science, Prospects, and Challenges 187
Surbhi Kumari Barnwal, Srijanee Dhar, Deepu Joy Parayil and Dileep Francis
9 Limitations of the First- and Second-Generation Solid-Gaseous Biofuels in a Time of Climate Emergency 229
Deviany Deviany and Siti Khodijah Chaerun
10 Advancements in Microbial Fermentation of Agro and Food Processing Wastes for Generation of Biofuel 245
Swati Ray, Avik Mukherjee and Uma Ghosh
11 Biofuel Prospects by 2030, Based on Existing Production and Future Projections 287
Masoud Salehipour, Shahla Rezaei, Ali Motaharian, Rezvan Yazdian-Robati and Mehdi Mogharabi-Manzari
12 Microstructural Maneuvering for Bioenergy Production 299
Akhandal Sahoo, Tushar Adsul, Santanu Ghosh and Atul Kumar Varma
13 Nanotechnology-Based Alternatives for Sustainable Biofuel and Bioenergy Production 333
Sapna Devi, Sushma Kumari, Tatek Temesgen and Sunaina
14 New Insights Into Valuable Strategies for Generating Algal Biofuels 363
Malini S., Kalyan Raj and K.S. Anantharaju
15 Outline of Energy Crop-Based Solid Biofuels: Trends and Opportunities 379
Shrabani Barman, Sandipan Biswas, Sahidul Islam and Ujjwal Mandal
16 Overview of Gaseous Biofuels Derived from Crops: Progress and Prospects 405
P. Sobhangi, Monalisa Das, P.O. Prakash, R. Keerthi and K.V. Chaitanya
17 Recent Advances in Microbial Biodiesel 433
Swathe Sriee A. E., Ranjitha J. and Vijayalakshmi Shankar
18 Thermochemical Conversion Products for Solid Biofuels 473
J.E. Castanheiro, P.A. Mourão and I. Cansado
19 Coal for Hydrogen Production and Storage 487
Dinesh Kumar, Tushar Adsul, Santanu Ghosh and Atul Kumar Varma
20 Fuel Characteristics of Solid and Gaseous Energy Carriers 525
Charles Rashama, Christian Riann and Tonderayi S. Matambo
References 542
Index 545
