Bioenergy research : advances and applications / / edited by Vijai K. Gupta [and four others]

• Pubblicazione: Waltham, MA : , : Elsevier, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 495 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map
• Disciplina: 513
• Soggetto topico: Biomass energy
• Persona (resp. second.): GuptaVijai Kumar
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; BIOENERGY RESEARCH: ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS; BIOENERGY RESEARCH: ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Foreword; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 - Current Bioenergy Researches: Strengths and Future Challenges; INTRODUCTION; BIOPELLETS; BIOETHANOL; BIODIESEL; BIOGAS; CONCLUSION; References; Chapter 2 - Bioenergy Research: An Overview on Technological Developments and Bioresources; INTRODUCTION; CURRENT BIOENERGY PRACTICES; MAIN BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES AND CURRENT PROCESSES; TECHNOLOGICAL ROUTES FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCTION ; BIOENERGY RESOURCES AND BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSUSTAINABILITY; CONCLUSIONS; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 - Use of Agroindustrial Residues for Bioethanol Production; INTRODUCTION; RAW MATERIAL; SUGAR PRODUCTION AND FERMENTATION; CONCLUDING REMARKS; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 - Recent Advancements in Pretreatment Technologies of Biomass to Produce Bioenergy; LIGNOCELULLOSIC BIOMASS; PRETREATMENT OF LIGNOCELULLOSIC BIOMASS FOR BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; TYPES OF PRETREATMENTS; TRENDS IN PRETREATMENTS; PRETREATMENT MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMICAL ASPECTS ; CONCLUDING REMARKSReferences; Chapter 5 - Biofuels and Bioproducts Produced through Microbial Conversion of Biomass; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS AND ITS PRETREATMENT; COMMONLY USED MICROORGANISMS FOR BIOLOGICAL PRETREATMENT; STRATEGIES OF USING MICROBIAL PRETREATMENT TO ENHANCE SUGAR RELEASE FOR BIOFUEL AND BIOPRODUCT PRODUCTION; References; Chapter 6 - Databases for Bioenergy-Related Enzymes; PLANT BIOMASS; BIOENERGY-RELATED ENZYMES AND REGULATION; DATABASES AND WEB SERVERS; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; References; Chapter 7 - Isobutanol Production from Bioenergy Crops; BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION ; KETO ACID PATHWAYS FOR HIGHER ALCOHOL PRODUCTIONBIOCHEMISTRY OF ISOBUTANOL FERMENTATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF MICROORGANISMS FOR ISOBUTANOL PRODUCTION; FEASIBILITY OF USING BIOENERGY CROPS AS SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS FOR ISOBUTANOL PRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR SIMULTANEOUS BUTANOL FERMENTATION AND RECOVERY; CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE; References; Chapter 8 - Lipase-Catalyzed Biodiesel Production: Technical Challenges; INTRODUCTION; CHEMISTRY OF BIODIESEL; TRANSESTERIFICATION; DISADVANTAGES OF CHEMICAL TRANSESTERIFICATION ; ADVANTAGES OF USING LIPASES IN BIODIESEL PRODUCTIONHISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF LIPASE; LIPASE-CATALYZED TRANSESTERIFICATION DONE IN TWO APPROACHES; ADVANTAGES OF IMMOBILIZED LIPASE; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; FEEDSTOCK; CHOICE OF ENZYME; MOLAR RATIO (ALCOHOL/OIL); TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTENT; ACYL ACCEPTORS; SOLVENTS; REACTOR SYSTEM; CONCLUSIONS; References; Chapter 9 - Bioelectrochemistry of Microbial Fuel Cells and their Potential Applications in Bioenergy; INTRODUCTION; BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY OF MFC; BIOFILM ELECTROCHEMISTRY FOR ENHANCED MFC PERFORMANCE: A MOLECULAR BIOLOGY PERSPECTIVE ; MFCS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH CONCOMITANT ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
• Sommario/riassunto: Bioenergy Research: Advances and Applications brings biology and engineering together to address the challenges of future energy needs. The book consolidates the most recent research on current technologies, concepts, and commercial developments in various types of widely used biofuels and integrated biorefineries, across the disciplines of biochemistry, biotechnology, phytology, and microbiology. All the chapters in the book are derived from international scientific experts in their respective research areas. They provide you with clear and concise information on both standar
• Titolo autorizzato: Bioenergy research
• ISBN: 0-444-59564-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823666503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II