Industrial Biorefineries and White Biotechnology

by Ashok Pandey (Editor), Rainer Höfer (Editor), Mohammad Taherzadeh (Editor), Madhavan Nampoothiri (Editor), Christian Larroche (Editor)

Overview

Industrial Biorefineries and White Biotechnology provides a comprehensive look at the increasing focus on developing the processes and technologies needed for the conversion of biomass to liquid and gaseous fuels and chemicals, in particular, the development of low-cost technologies.

During the last 3-4 years, there have been scientific and technological developments in the area; this book represents the most updated information and technological perspective on the topic.

• Provides information on the most advanced and innovative pretreatment processes and technologies for biomass
• Covers information on lignocellulosic and algal biomass to work on the principles of biorefinery
• Provides information on integration of processes for the pretreatment of biomass
• Designed as a textbook for both graduate students and researchers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780444634641
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/08/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	730
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Professor Ashok Pandey is currently Distinguished Scientist at the Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India. His major research and technological development interests are industrial&environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels&chemicals, waste to wealth&energy, etc. He has 16 patents, edited 125 books, and authored over 1000 papers and book chapters.
Dr Rainer Höfer is owner of Editorial Ecosiris, which has consultancy and publishing activities in the domains of green chemistry, renewable resources, sustainable development, white biotechnology, and interculturation. He is the founder and owner of Editorial Ecosiris. Recent books by him include: R. Höfer, Ed., Sustainable Solutions for Modern Economies, RSC Publ., Cambridge (2009), A. Kazmi, B. Kamm, S. Henke, L. Theuvsen, R. Höfer, Advanced Oil Crop Biorefineries, A. Kazmi, Ed., RSC Publ. Cambridge (2012) ; J. E. McGrath, M. A. Hickner, R. Höfer (Edts.), Polymers for a Sustainable Environment and Green Energy, Vol. 10 in Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference, K. Matyjaszewski, M. Möller (Edts.-in-Chief), Elsevier, Amsterdam, Oxford, Waltham (2012).
Mohammad J. Taherzadeh is professor in Biotechnology since 2004 at University of Borås in Sweden. He is also director of Resource Recovery, a research profile with about 50 researchers to convert wastes to energy and value-added products. Prof. Taherzadeh has PhD in Bioscience and MSc and Bsc in Chemical Engineering. He is working on converting wastes and residuals to ethanol, biogas, fish feed and superabsorbents, in which fermentation development using bacteria, yeast and filamentous fungi has a heavy weight. Prof. Taherzadeh has more than 120 publications in scientific peer-reviewed journals, 10 book chapters and two patents about filamentous fungi. Mohammad is the panel chairman of “biotechnology, chemical technology and environmental technology” of Swedish Research Council, and also in the editorial board of Bioresource Technology and BioResources.
K Madhavan Nampoothiri is presently working as Principal Scientist in Biotechnology Division of CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum. Born on 30th May 1969a, Dr Nampoothiri took his graduation and post-graduation degrees from University of Kerala. In 1997, he obtained his PhD in Microbial Biotechnology from Cochin University of Science and Technology. He worked as Research Associate in Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and as post-doctoral fellow of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany and Welcome Trust in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. In 2001, he joined in CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum. He is actively involved in Microbial Biotechnology R&D since past 16 years. He has nearly 90 publications, which include research papers in international journals, reviews articles and book chapters. Dr Nampoothiri has one Indian patent, five US patents and nine European patents. In 2003, he received Young scientist award from the Biotech Research Society, India.

Prof Christian Larroche is former Director of Polytech Clermont, a graduate school of engineering of University Clermont-Auvergne, France. He is also member of the research laboratory Institut Pascal and of the laboratory of excellence ImobS3 at the same university. He has strong research skills and expertise in the area of applied microbiology and biochemical engineering. He is author of about 300 documents, including ~150 articles, three patents, 16 book chapters and 35 co-editions of books or journal special issues. He is member of French Society for Process Engineering (SFGP), of the French Society of Biotechnology and of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering. He is also administrator of IBA-IFIBiop and editor of Journal of Food Sciences and Technology.

Table of Contents

Part A: Industrial Biorefineries

Preface

1. Biorefinery concepts in comparison to industrial crude oil and gas refineries

2. Algal Biorefineries

3A. Paper mills and Wood-based Biorefineries

3B. The Pine Biorefinery Platform Chemicals Value Chain

4A. Sugar-&Starch-based Biorefineries

4B. Ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil: economic perspectives

5. Vegetable oil biorefineries

6. Biogas biorefineries

7. Civilisation Biorefineries: Efficient utilization of urban waste based bioresources

8. Biomass-pyrolysis for hybrid biorefineries

9. Single-cell biorefinery

Part B: White Biotechnology

10. Biocatalysis

11. White Biotechnology for organic acids

12. White biotechnology for amino acids

13. White Biotechnology for Industrial Enzymes

14. White Biotechnology for biosurfactants

15. White Biotechnology for biopolymers- Exopolysaccharides

16. White Biotechnology for biopolymers- Polyhydroxyalkanoates

17. White Biotechnology for biopolymers-Polyhydroxybutyrate

18. White Biotechnology for specialty chemicals-Cosmetics

19. White Biotechnology for specialty chemicals- Food additives

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From the Publisher

Presents the latest scientific and technological developments used in biomass conversion, covering the most up-to-date information and technological perspectives

Editorial Reviews

"Intended for post-graduate students and researchers in applied biology, biotechnology and chemical engineering, this guide to state of the art of biofuel processes and techniques showcases current scholarship and real world implementations of this important and emerging alternative energy technology. The volume is divided into sections covering general principles of biorefining, production of bioethanol from feedstocks, production of biodiesel from vegetable oils, production of biofuels from algae, biohydrogen and biobutanol and other green fuels and individual chapters address specific aspects of the production process, raw materials, and assessments of the efficiency and practicality of each technology." —SciTech Book News

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