Biomass Biofuels Biochemicals

Download or read book Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals written by Le Zhang and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-01-08 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microbial Fermentation of Biowastes summarizes new advances in the development of various strategies for enhanced microbial fermentation for organic waste conversion to bioenergy/biochemicals, and for biodegradation of plastic waste. Sections cover principles of additive strategies, multi-stage bioreactors, microbial bioaugmentation strategies, genetically engineered microorganisms, co-digestion strategies, feedstock pre-treatment strategies, enzyme technologies, and hybrid technologies methods. In addition, the book reviews progress in the conversion of common wastes to bioenergy and biochemicals via enhanced anaerobic digestion, also summarizing the significant progress achieved on enhancing anaerobic digestion via additive strategy, multi-stage bioreactor strategy, microbial bioaugmentation strategy, genetic engineering approach, and much more. Includes enhancing strategies for microbial fermentation technologies for biowastes conversion to bioenergy and biochemicals Provides progress on bioenergy/resource recovery from common biowastes, including food waste, agricultural waste, manure, wastewater and algal residues Includes microbial biodegradation of plastic waste

Download or read book Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals written by Sudhir P. Singh and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Enzyme Catalysis and Technologies intends to provide the basic structural and functional descriptions, and classification of enzymes. The scientific information related to the recombinant enzyme modifications, discovery of novel enzymes and development of synthetic enzymes are also presented. The translational aspects of enzyme catalysis and bioprocess technologies are illustrated, by emphasizing the current requirements and future perspectives of industrial biotechnology. Several case studies are included on enzymes for biofuels application, micro algal biorefineries, high-value bioactive molecules production and enzymes for environmental processes, such as enzymatic bioprocessing for functional food development, biocatalytic technologies for the production of functional sweetener, etc. - Provides a conceptual understanding of enzyme catalysis, enzyme engineering, discovery of novel enzymes, and technology perspectives - Includes comprehensive information about the inventions and advancement in enzyme system development for biomass processing and functional food developmental aspects - Gives an updated reference for education and understanding of enzyme technology

Download or read book Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals written by Ashok Pandey and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemical: Circular Bioeconomy: Current Developments and Future Outlook presents the views of experienced academicians and researchers working in the area of the circular bioeconomy. This book presents an assortment of Resource recovery, Waste Biorefineries, Bio-electrochemical systems, Biopolymers and Green solvents, Bio-adsorbents, and Technology transfer topics. Environmental engineers, biotechnologists, science graduates, chemical engineers, industrial experts and policymakers working in these areas will find the information on the circular economy and its important part in developing low carbon and resource-productive economies very informative. Methodologies and beneficial strategic approaches to address the usage of wastes from agriculture, co-products, and by-products are also discussed. - Provides information on recent developments in technology transfer and global scenarios of circular bioeconomy as a single point of reference for any query regarding circular economies - Covers information on the recovery of resources, waste biorefineries and bio-electrochemical systems, and product development surrounding the circular bioeconomy - Includes information on the integration of processes and technologies for the production of biofuels and value-added products - Presents strategic integrations of various techniques/bioprocess that are essential in establishing a circular biorefinery

Download or read book Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals written by Sunita Varjani and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-03-09 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Circular Bioeconomy: Technologies for Waste Remediation covers information about the strategies and approaches facilitating the integration of technologies for wastewater and solid waste remediation. The book highlights the models developed to valorize wastes to produce biobased products. Various chapters presented in the book put a focus on sustainability approaches as a central theme in order to facilitate industries and policymakers to adopt circular economy goals. Since the principal idea of a circular bioeconomy is to transition from a linear economy, it involves advanced technological and designing breakthroughs to reduce waste with a closed looped system. - Covers the integration of technologies and processes for waste remediation - Narrates recent developments and perspectives on value added products from wastes - Summarizes recent developments in lifecycle assessment and techno economic analysis using wastes for sustainable development - Offers academicians, engineers, researchers and stakeholders help in adapting suitable technologies for solid waste and wastewater management

Download or read book Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals written by S. Saravanamurugan and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals: Recent Advances in Development of Platform Chemicals provides a detailed overview on the experimentally developed methods that facilitate platform chemicals derivation from biomass-based substrates with robust catalyst systems. In addition, the book highlights the green chemistry approach towards platform chemical production. Chapters discuss platform chemicals and global market volumes, the optimization of process schemes and reaction parameters with respect to achieving a high yield of targeted platform chemicals, such as sugars and furonic compounds by modifying the respective catalytic system, the influence of solvents on reaction selectivity and product distribution, and the long-term stability of employed catalysts. Overall, the objectives of the book are to provide the reader with an understanding of the societal importance of platform chemicals, an assessment of the techno-economic viability of biomass valorization processes, catalyst design for a specific reaction, and the design of a catalytic system. - Covers recent developments on platform chemicals - Provides comprehensive technological developments on specific platform chemicals - Covers organic transformations, catalytic synthesis, thermal stability, reaction parameters and solvent effect - Includes case studies on the production of a number of chemicals, such as Levulinic acid, glycerol, phenol derivatives, and more

Download or read book Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals written by Ganti S. Murthy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systems analysis for sustainability is an emerging discipline where technologies, processes or policies are evaluated comprehensively for sustainability. Trifold sustainability metrics such as technical feasibility, economic viability and environmental impacts are commonly used to assess sustainability. In addition to these metrics, it is important to consider resource sustainability, policies and social aspects for evaluating the sustainability of any proposed alternative. Green-Economy: Systems Analysis for Sustainability provides a theoretical background to perform such analyses and detailed case studies. The first part of this book introduces methods and tools to perform technical feasibility analysis, economic viability analysis, environmental impacts assessment, environmental risk assessment, resource sustainability assessment, policy and social aspects of technologies, general logic-based sustainability assessment for green products and introduces resilience thinking. The second part of the book focuses on case studies with an emphasis on solar energy, biofuels and bioproducts from across the globe. - Covers sustainability analysis for bioeconomy - Provides theoretical background for conducting sustainability analysis - Includes case studies from around the world that use these methods - Examines techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, resource assessment, environmental risk analysis, policy and social aspects of technologies

Download or read book Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals written by Parameswaran Binod and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biodegradable Polymers and Composites - Process Engineering to Commercialization is designed in such a way that it not only gives basic knowledge but also contains information regarding conventional and advanced technologies, socio-economic aspects, techno-economic feasibility, modelling tools and detailed Life Cycle Analysis in biopolymer production. The book discusses the advantages and importance of biopolymers over the conventionally produced plastics. Biodegradable Polymers and Composites highlights: the conventional and advanced strategies for biopolymer production; information regarding process engineering and commercialization of biopolymers; models and available modelling techniques in the sector of biopolymer production; and global case studies, opportunities and challenges (technical constraints, institutional constraints and social constraints) associated with biopolymer production. - Outlines appropriate technologies for biopolymer production - Evaluates Best Available Technologies (BAT) and provides examples from many geographic areas - Offers tools enabling evaluation of appropriate technological systems to develop technically best and economical feasible polymers - Reports new research findings related to biopolymer production