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 | By Prakash Kumar Sarangi Copyright: 2025 | Expected Pub Date:2025// ISBN: 9781119602088 | Hardcover | 124 pages Price: $225 USD  |
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Waste Biomass to Alternative Fuels explores innovative microbial conversion technologies that offer sustainable solutions for energy production from waste biomass, addressing the urgent need for environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels.
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Graduate and postgraduate students, academics, industrial researchers, scientists and engineers, and policymakers (PhD and MSc. Level) pursuing innovations in biofuels and bioconversion technologies
Graduate and postgraduate students, academics, industrial researchers, scientists and engineers, and policymakers (PhD and MSc. Level) pursuing innovations in biofuels and bioconversion technologies
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The world’s increasing population and dependency on available fossil fuels has created a need for environmental sustainability. This need calls for innovative products that offer alternative sustainable solutions with less environmental impact. Waste biomass is a cheap renewable resource for biofuels and can be produced sustainably utilizing various biotechnological and biochemical tools.
Waste Biomass to Alternative Fuels introduces microbial conversion technologies to recover energy and fuel from plant-based non-edible biomass and other organic wastes. This book serves as a platform to recognize breakthrough research for understanding the physicochemical properties of biomass, available conversion technologies, and advanced engineering for large-scale biomass processing using microbial biomass. New developments and approaches in biomass processing and characterization, conversion technologies, biofuel upgrading, and utilization are discussed. Waste Biomass to Alternative Fuels seeks to provide information on recent advances in the field of biotechnology, catalysis, bioprocess engineering, microbial fuel cells for environmentally friendly production of clean energy, and fine chemicals.
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The world’s increasing population and dependency on available fossil fuels has created a need for environmental sustainability. This need calls for innovative products that offer alternative sustainable solutions with less environmental impact. Waste biomass is a cheap renewable resource for biofuels and can be produced sustainably utilizing various biotechnological and biochemical tools.
Waste Biomass to Alternative Fuels introduces microbial conversion technologies to recover energy and fuel from plant-based non-edible biomass and other organic wastes. This book serves as a platform to recognize breakthrough research for understanding the physicochemical properties of biomass, available conversion technologies, and advanced engineering for large-scale biomass processing using microbial biomass. New developments and approaches in biomass processing and characterization, conversion technologies, biofuel upgrading, and utilization are discussed. Waste Biomass to Alternative Fuels seeks to provide information on recent advances in the field of biotechnology, catalysis, bioprocess engineering, microbial fuel cells for environmentally friendly production of clean energy, and fine chemicals.
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Author / Editor Details
Prakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD is a scientist with a specialization in Microbiology at Central Agricultural University in Imphal, India with over 12 years of research and teaching experience. He has published over 45 research articles in international journals, over 15 book chapters, and over 70 conference proceedings. He has held a leading role as a principal investigator for different research and development projects and served as a reviewer for many international journals. His research is focused on bioprocess engineering, renewable energy, biochemicals, biomaterials, sustainability, and livelihood development.
Prakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD is a scientist with a specialization in Microbiology at Central Agricultural University in Imphal, India with over 12 years of research and teaching experience. He has published over 45 research articles in international journals, over 15 book chapters, and over 70 conference proceedings. He has held a leading role as a principal investigator for different research and development projects and served as a reviewer for many international journals. His research is focused on bioprocess engineering, renewable energy, biochemicals, biomaterials, sustainability, and livelihood development.
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Table of Contents
Preface
1. Waste Biomass to Alternative Fuels: An Overview through Different Generations of Biofuels
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Lignocellulosic Waste Biomass
1.1.2 Generations of Biofuels
1.1.3 Possibilities and Challenges
1.2 Conclusion
References
2. Pretreatment Methods of Waste Biomass: A Broad Overview
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Broad Overview of Pretreatment
2.2.1 Existing Physicochemical Promising Approaches for Pretreating Biomass
2.2.1.1 Physical Pretreatment Approaches
2.2.1.2 Chemical Pretreatment
2.2.1.3 Physicochemical Pretreatment Methods
2.2.1.4 Biological Pretreatment
References
3. Current Advancements and Challenges for Biomethane Production
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Production Methods of Methane
3.3 Production of Biomethane and Biochemistry of Processes
3.3.1 Hydrolysis
3.3.2 Acidogenesis
3.3.3 Acetogenesis
3.3.4 Methanogenesis
3.4 Main Factors Affecting the Biogas Production
3.4.1 Hydraulic Retention Time
3.4.2 Nutrients
3.4.3 pH of Feed Stock
3.4.4 Temperature
3.4.5 Organic Loading Rates
3.4.6 Retention Time
3.4.7 Mixing
3.4.8 Oxygen
3.4.9 Volatile Fatty Acids
3.4.10 Free Ammonia
3.4.11 Biogas Production
3.5 Conclusion
References
4. Production of Biohydrogen: Process Technologies at a Glance
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Applications of Hydrogen
4.3 The Production of Hydrogen
4.4 Biochemistry of Dark Fermentation
4.5 Conclusion
References
5. Biobutanol as Alternative Fuel: A Brief Outline on Current Advancements
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The ABE Fermentation Process
5.3 Challenges and Possible Outcomes in the ABE Fermentation
5.4 Conclusion
References
6. Biomethanol as a Potential Source for Sustainable Energy
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Application of Methanol
6.3 Production of Biomethanol
6.4 Conclusion
References
About the Author
Index
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Preface
1. Waste Biomass to Alternative Fuels: An Overview through Different Generations of Biofuels
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Lignocellulosic Waste Biomass
1.1.2 Generations of Biofuels
1.1.3 Possibilities and Challenges
1.2 Conclusion
References
2. Pretreatment Methods of Waste Biomass: A Broad Overview
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Broad Overview of Pretreatment
2.2.1 Existing Physicochemical Promising Approaches for Pretreating Biomass
2.2.1.1 Physical Pretreatment Approaches
2.2.1.2 Chemical Pretreatment
2.2.1.3 Physicochemical Pretreatment Methods
2.2.1.4 Biological Pretreatment
References
3. Current Advancements and Challenges for Biomethane Production
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Production Methods of Methane
3.3 Production of Biomethane and Biochemistry of Processes
3.3.1 Hydrolysis
3.3.2 Acidogenesis
3.3.3 Acetogenesis
3.3.4 Methanogenesis
3.4 Main Factors Affecting the Biogas Production
3.4.1 Hydraulic Retention Time
3.4.2 Nutrients
3.4.3 pH of Feed Stock
3.4.4 Temperature
3.4.5 Organic Loading Rates
3.4.6 Retention Time
3.4.7 Mixing
3.4.8 Oxygen
3.4.9 Volatile Fatty Acids
3.4.10 Free Ammonia
3.4.11 Biogas Production
3.5 Conclusion
References
4. Production of Biohydrogen: Process Technologies at a Glance
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Applications of Hydrogen
4.3 The Production of Hydrogen
4.4 Biochemistry of Dark Fermentation
4.5 Conclusion
References
5. Biobutanol as Alternative Fuel: A Brief Outline on Current Advancements
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The ABE Fermentation Process
5.3 Challenges and Possible Outcomes in the ABE Fermentation
5.4 Conclusion
References
6. Biomethanol as a Potential Source for Sustainable Energy
Prakash Kumar Sarangi
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Application of Methanol
6.3 Production of Biomethanol
6.4 Conclusion
References
About the Author
Index
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