Biomass Valorization Technologies: Insights, Challenges and Prospects

This book presents a multifaceted examination of biomass valorization, biofuel, and bioenergy across diverse sectors and seeks to address the fundamental aim of advancing sustainable energy solutions while mitigating environmental challenges. It delves into the promising realm of algal biofuel production, exploring novel cultivation techniques and the potential for algae to become a game-changing clean energy source. It addresses the challenges and insights within the bioenergy and biofuels sector, laying the groundwork for understanding the complex dynamics of this field. Provides multifaceted examination of the rapidly evolving landscape of biomass valorization, biofuel, and bioenergy across diverse sectors Explores lignocellulosic and algal biorefineries associated technologies and processes Elaborates critical insight into challenges of the technologies and complex dynamics of this biorefinery field Elucidates a holistic perspective on technological innovations, and economic viability for sustainable energy generation Illustrates policy frameworks, social viability, and ethical concerns associated with biomass based biorefinery This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental and bioengineering.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgement About the Editors About the Series Editor List of Contributors Chapter 1 Specialized energy crops for sustainable biofuel production Tushar Singh, Nishtha Sood, Rajesh Bal, Shailja Chauhan, Ajay Kumar Chauhan Chapter 2 Waste to Energy Technologies: Turning Trash into Power Shruti S. Raut, Arpit Sharma, and Abha Mishra Chapter 3 Recent Advances in Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass Najya Jabeen Poolakkalodya, Suchithra Pallipratha, Kaviraj Ramesh, Chithra Manisseri Chapter 4 Advanced Gasification Technologies for Biomass Conversion Deepanshu Awasthi, Deepti, Tapas Kumar Patra, Nikhil Gakkhar, Amrit Pal Toor Chapter 5 Sustainable Supercapacitors: Exploring Biochar as a Green Energy Solution Akash Abhinav, Shreya Gupta, Amlan Das Chapter 6 Use of Fat, Oil, and Grease Waste in Anaerobic Digestion for Biomethane Production Ravichandra Patil, Venu Babu Borugadda, Lope Tabil, Bishnu Acharya, Ajay K. Dalai Chapter 7 Lignocellulosic Waste Streams: A Promising Source for Novel Prebiotics via Enzymatic Conversion Anurag R. Pujari, Rwivoo Baruah and Stephen R. Lindemann Chapter 8 Metagenomics Applications in Enhancing Cellulase Production Priyanka Nath* & Pooja Rana Chapter 9 Advances in macroalgae (seaweed) biorefinery: Prospects and Challenges Satish Kumar Nayak, S. Shek Mohamed Ibrahim, I. Eswar, S. Dinesh Kumar, Lakhya Jyoti Konwar Chapter 10 Microalgae-Based Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) in Biorefineries Thamarys Scapini, Adenise Lorenci Woiciechowski, Maria Clara Manzoki, Leonardo José Duda, Juliana Corrêa Cardoso, Walter José Martínez-Burgos, Helen Treichel, Júlio Cesar de Carvalho, Carlos Ricardo Soccol Chapter 11 Integrated Biorefinery Approaches for Macroalgal Biomass Valorization Anurag AK. Sharma and Ravi S. Baghel Chapter 12 Biofuels: Economics and Primary Challenges Aditya Arvind Yadav, Kaustubh Chandrakant Khaire Chapter 13 A Generalized Study on the Use of Membrane Technology for Hydrogen Gas Separation Bhautik Gajera, Deepti1, Arghya Datta, Anil Kumar Sarma and Nikhil Gakkhar Chapter 14 AI and Machine learning Tools for Optimization of Biomass Thermochemical Conversion and Bioprocesses Leonardo José Duda, Adenise Lorenci Woiciechowski, Thamarys Scapini, Luis Alberto Junior Letti, Carlos Ricardo Soccol

About the Author :
Dr. Kaustubh Chandrakant Khaire Dr. Kaustubh Chandrakant Khaire has been an active researcher and scientific writer for over 7 years. He received a B.Sc. degree (2014) in Biotechnology from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), and an M.Sc. degree (2016) in Biotechnology from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidhyalaya Indore (Madhya Pradesh), India after qualifying JNU-CEEB 2014. He received an Institute Fellowship (IIT Guwahati) in July 2017 for his PhD. He also earned his Ph.D. degree (2023) in Bioenergy from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (Assam), India. He received the best poster award in BSAEH-2021, Jaipur. He is a life member of the Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI); the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI); the Society of Biological Chemists (SBC) and the Association of Carbohydrate Chemists and Technologists, India (ACCTI). His research interests include Bioenergy, Waste to wealth, Bioremediation, Environmental Microbiology, Biodegradation & Industrial Biotechnology. His journey has been driven by a curiosity to address global challenges like climate change through sustainable energy solutions. Driven by this passion, they focus on converting lignocellulosic biomass, especially agricultural and food waste, into biofuels using enzymatic saccharification and fermentation processes. His expertise lies in optimizing the production of bioethanol at a larger scale through the use of recombinant enzymes. He has published more than 15 research papers and 5 book chapters in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of Bioenergy and Biofuels. Dr. Bikash Kumar Dr. Bikash Kumar is currently working as a National Post-Doctoral Fellow, at the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, He received his BSc (Hons-2012) and MSc (Distinction-2014) in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics from Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (A Central University) and Pondicherry Central University respectively. Later, in 2014 he worked as a Junior Research Fellow at the Department of Microbiology, Central University of Rajasthan, India. In 2015 he enrolled for PhD and started his research at the Bioprocess and Bioenergy Laboratory under the research supervision of Prof Pradeep Verma from the Department of Microbiology, Central University of Rajasthan, India. Post PhD, he worked as a Research Associate at the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. His work is focused on the development of biomass pretreatment technologies, and microbial enzyme production (cellulases, laccase, xylanases) for greener energy and environment. The work has resulted in publications of more than 46+ research articles, review papers, and book chapters. He has edited 2 books for Elsevier and Springer. He has provided Editorial assistance to his PhD supervisor “Prof Pradeep Verma” in 11 books for CRC Press, Elsevier, and Springer and has been acknowledged. His work has attracted significant impact which is evident from 2550+ citations with h-index – 23, i-10- index-27. He is a life member of the Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI); the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI); the Mycological Society of India (MSI) and the Association of Carbohydrate Chemists and Technologists, India (ACCTI). He has received several awards from CSIR-SRF, JNMF scholarship, DST-SERB N-PDF, and AMI-Young Scientist Award. He is a reviewer of 20+ peer-reviewed research journals for Elsevier, Wiley, MDPI, Springer, Taylor, and Francis. Dr. Bikash Kumar is Associate Editor in Frontiers in Energy Research, Guest Editor for Special Issue in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, BMC Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials, and Green Technology, Resilience, and Sustainability, Review Editor for Frontiers in Chemistry and Frontiers in Energy Research.