Biofuels and Bioenergy

Opportunities and Challenges

1st Edition - October 17, 2021
Editors: Baskar Gurunathan, Renganathan Sahadevan, Zainul Akmar Zakaria
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 2 6 9 - 2
eBook ISBN:
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Biofuels and Bioenergy: Opportunities and Challenges is the first of two volumes that address the technological developments and challenges in the production of a broad range of biofuels and bioenergy products from renewable feedstock. The book emphasizes the opportunities and challenges involved in various processes including fermentation, transesterification, microbial fuels cells, liquefaction, gasification, and pyrolysis. These are also considered from a biorefinery perspective and discuss all common biomass feedstocks. In addition, the book presents new research on microalgae from waste water treatment, large scale production of microalgae, microbial biooil production, biogas production, computational tools for manipulation of metabolic pathway for enhanced biogas production, production of biofuel from genetically modified microalgal biomass, techno-economic analysis, environmental impact and life cycle analysis.

Biofuels and Bioenergy is an ideal reference on the latest research for researchers and students working in the area of biofuels and renewable energy.

Section I Biofuels and Bioenergy

1. Opportunities and challenges in industrial production of biofuels

Section II Biomass into Biofuels and Bioenergy

2. Technology to convert biomass to biooil: Challenges and opportunity

3. Nonwaste technology in the bioethanol and biodiesel industries

4. Hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass for production of biooil and by-products: Current state of the art and challenges

Section III Bioethanol and Biodiesel Production

5. Refining lignocellulose of second-generation waste for bioethanol production

6. Various methods of biodiesel production and types of catalysts

7. Biodiesel production using enzymatic catalyst

8. Importance of nanocatalyst and its role in biofuel production

9. Potentials and challenges in biodiesel production from algaedtechnological outlook

Section IV Biogas Production

10. Sustainable approaches for biohydrogen and biogas production from corn wastes: Prospects and challenges

11. Biogas production potential in India, latest biogas up gradation techniques and future application in a fuel cell

12. Anaerobic digestion of agrowastes: End-of-life step of a biorefinery

13. Biomass gasification: A step towards cleaner fuel and chemicals

Section V Bioenergy Production using Pyrolysis

14. Pyrolysis: An alternative approach for utilization of biomass into bioenergy generation

Section VI Bioenergy Production using Microbial Fuel Cell

15. Production of biofuels in a microbial electrochemical reactor

16. Advances in microbial fuel cell technology for zero carbon emission energy generation from waste

17. Concomitant bioenergy production and wastewater treatment employing microbial electrochemical technologies

Section VII Microalgae as Source of Biofuels and Bioenergy

18. Microalgae – the ideal source of biofuel

19. Principles and technology advances in wastewater treatment through microalgae for bioenergy

20. Weeds as a renewable bioresource: Prospects for bioconversion to biofuels
and biomaterials through a cascade of approaches

21. Critical parameters affecting large-scale production of microalgal biomass in outdoor open raceway ponds

22. Fostering single cell oil synthesis by de novo and ex novo pathway in oleaginous microorganisms for biodiesel production

23. Production of biofuel from genetically modified microalgal biomass and its effects on environment and public health

Section VIII Techno-economic analysis and Life Cycle Assessment

24. Sustainability assessment of third-generation biofuels: A life cycle perspective

Baskar Gurunathan

Dr Baskar Gurunathan is Professor of Biotechnology in St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai, India. He has published more than 150 research and review articles in National and International Journals, 15 book chapters, and 3 books. He has delivered invited lectures and chaired technical sessions in national and international conferences. His current research areas are biofuels and bioenergy, nanocatalysis, therapeutic proteins, industrial enzymes and nanomedicine. He is the editorial board member of several journals, recipient of Outstanding Reviewer Awards from various Elsevier Journals. He has received Outstanding Researcher in Renewable Energy Award from the Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi in 2016 and Young Scientist Award 2015 from the International Bioprocessing Association, France in 2017. Recently he received the ‘Prof S B Chincholkar Memorial Award 2019’ of the Biotech Research Society, India for his outstanding work in the area of Biofuels and Food Biotechnology.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Department of Biotechnology, St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai, India

Renganathan Sahadevan

Dr. Renganathan Sahadevan is a full Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Anna University, Chennai, India. His research is focused on Biofuels, Bio-Nanomaterials and Environmental Biotechnology, in which he had more than 20 years of teaching and research experience. He has published 165 scientific research papers in reputed National and International Journals, 10 Book Chapters, and 1 book. He has presented more than 30 scientific research papers and delivered several invited lectures in National and International Conferences. Under his guidance, 15 research scholars have completed their Ph.D. Degree and 3 PDF Scholars have completed their research. He received the “Young Scientist Award” from DST in 2012, “Active Researcher Award” from the Centre for Technology and Development Transfer for his valuable contribution to the field of biofuels, and "Thiru T.M. Narayanaswamy Pillai Chemical Engineering Prize" from The Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Affiliations and expertise

Full Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, India

Zainul Akmar Zakaria

Dr. Zainul Akmar Zakaria is Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He is Associate Chair of the School as well as heading the UTMBactec Research Group where he works on biomass valorization and microbial technology. He has published 2 authored books, 9 Edited Books and 13 Book Chapters. One of his research books was awarded the “National Book Award 2018” under the biochemistry category. He is leading or had led various national research projects with cumulative amounts of over RM1.5 million and has been involved as Lead Researcher in other projects with cumulative amounts of RM3.7 million. He has been a Consultant for LJS Environment Australia, Guest Editor for Special Issues in 3 ISI-indexed journals, Evaluator for various International Research Grants, Visiting Scientist to Argentina and Mexico, and Program Head for the UTM-CONICET, Argentina R&D Program.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Associate Chair, School, heading the UTMBactec Research Group