Overview

Sustainable Biotechnology; Sources of Renewable Energy draws on the vast body of knowledge about renewable resources for biofuel research, with the aim to bridge the technology gap and focus on critical aspects of lignocellulosic biomolecules and the respective mechanisms regulating their bioconversion to liquid fuels and other value-added products. This book is a collection of outstanding research reports and reviews elucidating several broad-ranging areas of progress and challenges in the utilization of sustainable resources of renewable energy, especially in biofuels.

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Author:   Om V. Singh ,  Steven P. Harvey
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2010 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.745kg
ISBN:  

9789048132942

ISBN 10:   9048132940
Pages:   323
Publication Date:   09 December 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Heat and Mass Transport in Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Fuels and Chemicals.- Biofuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass.- Environmentally Sustainable Biofuels – The Case for Biodiesel, Biobutanol and Cellulosic Ethanol.- Biotechnological Applications of Hemicellulosic Derived Sugars: State-of-the-Art.- Tactical Garbage to Energy Refinery (TGER).- Production of Methane Biogas as Fuel Through Anaerobic Digestion.- Waste to Renewable Energy: A Sustainable and Green Approach Towards Production of Biohydrogen by Acidogenic Fermentation.- Bacterial Communities in Various Conditions of the Composting Reactor Revealed by 16S rDNA Clone Analysis and DGGE.- Perspectives on Bioenergy and Biofuels.- Perspectives on Chemicals from Renewable Resources.- Microbial Lactic Acid Production from Renewable Resources.- Microbial Production of Potent Phenolic-Antioxidants Through Solid State Fermentation.- Photoautotrophic Production of Astaxanthin by the Microalga Haematococcus pluvialis.- Enzymatic Synthesis of Heparin.- Extremophiles: Sustainable Resource of Natural Compounds-Extremolytes.

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