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Biofuels are promising eco-friendly, renewable energy alternatives, simultaneously curbing the dependence on depleting fossil fuel reserves, reducing the global carbon footprint. However, there have been technological constraints deterring the global wide-scale adoption of biofuel. Biofuels: Scientific Explorations and Technologies for a Sustainable Environment presents a comprehensive analysis of different types of biofuels. Five sections provide detailed information on the history and discovery of biofuels, first-generation biofuels, second-generation biofuels, third-generation biofuels, and beyond, as well as prospects of biofuels as cleaner and greener alternatives. FEATURES Introduces the history of the origin of biofuels Narrates the evolution of biofuel raw material beyond generations, from food crops to plastic waste Explains the application of primary biofuel types: biodiesel, bioethanol, and biohydrogen Discusses the promises and prospects of biofuel for a cleaner, sustainable future Biofuels: Scientific Explorations and Technologies for a Sustainable Environment analyzes the promising future of biofuel technology and its judicious use to minimize dependency on fossil fuels. It is designed for academia, scientists, and researchers, as well as industrialists, environmentalists, biofuel technicians, R&D industries, and those from the petroleum industry.

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Author:   Samudra Prosad Banik ,  Debasis Bagchi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   1.300kg
ISBN:  

9781032396262

ISBN 10:   1032396261
Pages:   582
Publication Date:   14 May 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Section A: Introduction and Overview Chapter 1: History of Biofuel: Ethanol as a Fuel from Neolithic times to Twentieth Century Timothy J. Tse and Martin J. T. Reaney Section B: Bioethanol: A Prospective Biofuel Chapter 2: Bioethanol from food crops - Corn, sugar cane and soybean N. Rajesh, M. Vidya Vani, T. Chandrasekhar, V. Anuprasanna, K. Riazunnisa Chapter 3: Cellulosic ethanol: A paradigm shift from food crops Arunima Biswas Chapter 4: Filamentous fungi: The production powerhouses of cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes Shakuntala Ghorai Chapter 5: Advances in enzymatic hydrolysis and saccharification technology Manoj Kumar Koradiya Chapter 6: Harnessing the potential of lignocellulolytic enzymes: Advances in pretreatment technologies for conversion of lignocellulose to cellulosic ethanol Arpan Das Chapter 7: Tweaking Cellulolytic Enzyme Aggregates for Enhanced Bioethanol Production Samudra Prosad Banik, Rituparna Ghosh, Suman Khowala, Manashi Bagchi, Debasis Bagchi Chapter 8: A step ahead towards improved cellulosic ethanol production Dr. Souvik Roy, Sampreet Manna, Subhayu Chowdhury & Dr. Lopamudra Choudhury Chapter 9: Genetically engineered designer cell factories for cellulosic ethanol production Soumi Guha Polley Section C: Biodiesel Chapter 10: A review on Biodiesel production Dr. Ali Gholami and Dr Fathollah Pourfayaz, PhD Chapter 11: Prospects and Challenges in microbial biodiesel production Subhasis Sarkar, Bannhi Das, Koushik Mukherjee Chapter 12: A Review on Industrial Biodiesel Production from Mixed Oils Siri Fung Basumatary, Sujata Brahma, Bipul Das and Sanjay Basumatary Chapter 13: Enhanced Lipid production from oleaginous yeast using optimized fermentation techniques to obtain biodiesel Sweta Sinha, Gunjan Singh, Madhusudan Reddy, Debarati Paul Chapter 14: Biodiesel fuel from renewable feedstocks: The role of catalysis for sustainable production Othmane Amadine, Said Sair, Houda Maati, Soumia Aboulhrouz, Ilham Jiouia, Boutaina rezki, Abu Yousuf, Younes Essamlali, and Mohamed Zahouily Chapter 15: Biodiesel production for a Sustainable Future Tadios Tesfaye Mamo, I.D. Beza Yetimgeta Kibret, Bamlake Alemayehu Seyoum and Mengizam Tsegaye Getachew Section D: Algal Biofuel Chapter 16: An insight into “The recent developments of Biofuel production from microalgae” Sundipan Bhowmick, Romit Mitra, Raviranjan Kumar, Santoshnambi Yadav, Serveshwar Tripathi, Sayari Mukherjee, Ramkrishna Sen Chapter 17: Crude Microbial Enzymes (Fungal enzymes) from Agro-wastes as a Potent Agent for Biological Pretreatment of Algal Biomass Processing to Biofuel Production Sangita Mahapatra , Lalit Kumar Singh Chapter 18: Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy through Microalgae-based Biofuels Samuel Ogbeide Ebhodaghe, Olumuyiwa Timothy Ogundijo Chapter 19: Biofuels from algae: the long road to commercial viability Biprojit Singha Roy, Priyanjana Nath, Sanmitra Ghosh, Arpita Das, Rajib Majumder Section E: Advances in Biofuel Technology Chapter 20: Seaweed as Potential Supply Chain for Future Biofuel Olanrewaju S Oladokun, Hafiza Shukor, Giulia Guerriero, Syahidah K Ismail, and Okezie I Aruoma Chapter 21: Butanol from Biomass: The ABE Fermentation Brajesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar Chapter 22: Biofuels from chitinous sources Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy, Tarun Kumar Upadhyay and Amit Baran Sharangi Chapter 23: Chitinolytic enzymes in biofuel production: applications and future challenges Vikram Poria, Prakriti Jhilta, Anusha Suresh, Surender Singh, Pawan Kumar, Sandeep Kumar Chapter 24: Hydrolases from extremophiles: Exploring alternative strategies for low cost biofuel production Avishek Ghosh Chapter 25: Animal derivatives as a source of biofuel Subir Chandra Dasgupta and Nabanita Ghosh Chapter 26:Biofuel from plastic waste: A step forward to a greener and cleaner future Bipasha Roy and Avishek Ghosh Chapter 27: Biohydrogen production from bio-oil and other sources Thummala Chandrasekhar, Khateef Riazunnisa, Vankara Anu Prasanna, Muni Ramanna Gari Subhosh Chandra Chapter 28: Second Generation Biodiesel Production from Household and Industrial Waste Bidisha Saha, Mainak Mukhopadhyay, Debalina Bhattacharya Chapter 29: Green Biotechnology for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Sutapa Saha,Swagatam Pala, Sreeja Dasa, Parakbritta Hazra Duttaa, Ankur Mukhopadhyay Section F: Biofuel Economics Chapter 30: Analysis of decentralized biofuel-based mini-grid power project with respect to current policy and regulatory framework Atreyee Sinha Chakraborty, Satadru Chakraborty, Shantanu Ghosh Chapter 31: Biofuel Economy Mizik Tamás Chapter 32: Profit, Carbon Footprints and Challenges in Biofuel Industries Arnab Bose North Carolina State University, NC, USA. Commentary The Past, Present, and Future of Biofuels: Tomorrow will never be the same Samudra Prosad Banik, Rituparna Ghosh, Manashi Bagchi, and Debasis Bagchi

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Debasis Bagchi, PhD, MACN, FRSM, CNS, FISNFF, CFFS, MAIChE, received his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry in 1982. He is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX; an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Biology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, and the Course Director of Neurotoxicology (BIO 585); an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychology, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, and the Course Co-Director of Integrative Neuroscience Seminar (PIA395-001); and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Herbs LLC, Concord, CA. Ex-Professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX. He served as the Chief Scientific Officer at Cepham Inc, Belmont, NJ, from June 2013, till Dec 2018, and as the Director of Scientific Affairs, VNI Inc., Bonita Springs, FL, from Jan 2019 to Jan 2023. He served as the Senior Vice President of Research & Development of InterHealth Nutraceuticals Inc, Benicia, CA, from 1998 till Feb 2011; Director of Innovation and Clinical Affairs, of Iovate Health Sciences, Oakville, ON, till June 2013. Dr. Bagchi received the Master of American College of Nutrition Award in October 2010; became a Fellow of ISNFF in 2021 and awarded an overseas Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM) in 2022. He is the Past Chairman of International Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF), Past President of American College of Nutrition, Clearwater, FL, and Past Chair of the Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Division of Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Chicago, IL. He is serving as a Distinguished Advisor on the Japanese Institute for Health Food Standards (JIHFS), Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Bagchi is a Member of the Study Section and Peer Review Committee of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD. Dr. Bagchi has 443 papers in peer reviewed journals, 48 books and 20 patents. Dr. Bagchi is also a Member of the Society of Toxicology, Member of the New York Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the Nutrition Research Academy, and Member of the TCE stakeholder Committee of the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH. Dr. Bagchi is the Associate Editors of the Journal of Functional Foods, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, and Archives of Medical and Biomedical Research, and also serving as Editorial Board Member of numerous peer reviewed journals, including Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, Cancer Letters, Food & Nutrition Research, Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, The Original Internist, and other peer reviewed journals. Samudra Prosad Banik completed his B.Sc. in Microbiology from Calcutta University, India in 2001. Subsequently he did his Masters from the Department of Biophysics & Molecular Biology from the same University in 2003. Thereafter, he obtained his Ph.D. in protein biochemistry and fungal biotechnology from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata in 2009 after qualifying as a Junior Research Fellow in University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test of India. He has been the recipient of travel grant from International Rice Research Institute, Philippines. He has been serving as Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad College, Kolkata since 2009. His teaching specialization is Biophysics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Protein Biochemistry. He has been the Principal Investigator of one major and one minor research grant awarded by the University Grants Commission, India and the thrust areas of his research interest are 1) Biophysical characterization of glycated proteins and their implications in Type II diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders and 2) Biophysical characterization of industrially important fungal glycosidases in relation to production of cellulosic ethanol. He has authored 27 peer reviewed publications with an average JCR impact factor of more than 3 and has contributed 14 chapters in books. He has successfully mentored one doctoral student till now and numerous Masters’ students for their summer internship. He is a Life member of the Biotech Research Society of India and Microbiologists Society, India. He is presently the Head of his department and also a member of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of his college.

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