Overview
- Covers all aspects of microbial technologies to produce bioenergy and biofuels from agricultural and forestry wastes
- Discusses techno-economic as well as life cycle assessments of a microbial process to ensure optimal sustainability
- Provides information to improve the production efficiency and capacity of bio-based products
Part of the book series: Clean Energy Production Technologies (CEPT)
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About this book
This book covers various aspects of microbial biotechnology to produce bioenergy. It focuses on production of biofuels from plant and microbial biomass including agri-food residues and other wastes. It educates readers about various biomass resources, major aspects of production of renewable energy and fuels based on biochemical conversion routes. There is special focus on the microbial system and biotechnological processes as well as process optimization and industrial scale-up. The book brings together current challenges and potential solutions to enhance biomass to biofuel bioconversion. It is relevant for researchers, academicians, students as well as industry professionals working on biomass-based biorefineries.
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Dr. Jitendra Kumar Saini, Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India
Dr. Saini is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh. He received B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar and Ph.D. in Microbiology from Gobind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. He has worked as a postdoctoral associate at GADVASU, and as Scientific Officer at DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Bioenergy Research, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Faridabad. Dr. Saini teaches Industrial Microbiology, and Food and Dairy Microbiology and his current research focuses on enzyme and microbial technologies for sustainable development of energy and environment. He was a recipient of ECR grant from and a twinning grant from SERB and DBT, Government of India, respectively. He is Review Editor for ‘Frontiers in Energy Research’ andLife member of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)
Prof. Rajesh K Sani, Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT), 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD, USA
Dr. Sani is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, USA. His research expertise includes Rules of Life in Biofilms grown on 2D materials, Extremophilic Bioprocessing of Solid Wastes to Biofuels and Value-added Products (Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, and Metabolic Engineering), Space Biology, Biogas to Liquid fuels (BioGTL, Genome Editing), Biocatalysis (Protein Engineering, Simulations/Modeling, and Bioinformatics), and Biomaterials/Biopolymers (EPSs and PHAs: Biomedical applications). Over the past 15 years, he has acted as the PI or co-PI on over $44.39 million in funded research. He has one patent, eleven invention disclosures, published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in high impact factor journals, and has contributed to several book chapters. In addition, he has edited nine books, and one Proceedings for Springer International Publishing AG, Wiley, and ACS publications. Dr Sani has also been leading a research consortium funded by the NSF with the aid of 69 scientists and engineers.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microbial Biotechnology for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Editors: Jitendra Kumar Saini, Rajesh K Sani
Series Title: Clean Energy Production Technologies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3852-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3851-0Published: 05 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3854-1Published: 06 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3852-7Published: 04 May 2022
Series ISSN: 2662-6861
Series E-ISSN: 2662-687X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 394
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Microbiology, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology