Overview
- Provides up-to-date information on the use of bioelectrochemical systems to generate energy and high-value chemicals
- Explains recent advances and persisting challenges
- Describes emerging industrial applications
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This book is the second in a two-volume set devoted to bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) and the opportunities that they may offer in providing a green solution to growing energy demands worldwide. While the first volume explains principles and processes, in this volume established research professionals shed light on how this technology can be used to generate high-value chemicals and energy using organic wastes. Bioelectricity is generated in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) under oxygen-depleted conditions, where microbial bioconversion reactions transform organic wastes into electrons. Dedicated chapters focus on MFCs and state of the art advancements as well as current limitations. In addition, the book covers the use of microbial biofilm- and algae-based bioelectrochemical systems for bioremediation and co-generation of valuable chemicals. A thorough review of the performance of this technology and its possible industrial applications is presented. The book is designed for a broad audience, including undergraduates, postgraduates, energy researchers/scientists, policymakers, and anyone else interested in the latest developments in this field.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Dr. K. Chandrasekhar
Dr. K. Chandrasekhar is a Ph.D. in Biological Science from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has worked as a senior research fellow at CSIR-IICT. His main areas of research are bioenergy from waste biomass, microbial fuel cells, biohydrogen, and waste remediation technologies. He has published 23 papers in scientific journals such as (1) Bioresource Technology, (2) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, (3) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, (4) Waste management, (5) Journal of Biotechnology, (6) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, (7) Journal of Hazardous Materials, (8) Energies, (9) Chemosphere, and (10) Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. He has authored 10 book chapters. His work has been cited 1140 times with an h index of 18 and an i10 index of 20. He is a life member of the following scientific societies (1) Life member - The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI), (2) Senior membership in Asia- Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES), (3) Senior member in Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors, (4) Frontiers member. He is serving as a Review Editor in Bioenergy and Biofuels. Then as a guest faculty, Department of Engineering - University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, Italy. He has also presented his work at several national and international conferences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bioelectrochemical Systems
Book Subtitle: Vol.2 Current and Emerging Applications
Editors: Prasun Kumar, Chandrasekhar Kuppam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6868-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6867-1Published: 09 February 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6870-1Published: 10 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6868-8Published: 08 February 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 398
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 58 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Biomedicine, general, Materials Science, general, Biomaterials