Bioprocess Approaches for Sustainable Biorefineries

A nexus between the past, present, and future prospects
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-959527-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 447 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Green Energy and Technology

Biofuels and Biorefineries have been in vogue for centuries but are still confronted with techno-economic hurdles on their way to full-fledged commercialization. Considering a holistic approach, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the reported processes and contemporary improvements, providing futuristic insights into the creation of high-throughput process pipelines in the realm of biofuels. The 15 individual chapters presented here encompass critical industrial aspects, commencing from: deciphering the contemporary global status of biofuel research with a scientometric overview; offering solutions for plant biomass management, discussing problem-solving approaches related to cellulolytic fungal diversity and the second-generation ethanol’s production; analyses of select hydrogen production technologies, specially blue-hydrogen; hydrothermal liquefaction; microbes’ genetic manipulation-driven biorefineries, exploration of algal biomasses’ diversity, and their engineered use for biomass-based fuels; integrated techniques for carbon sequestration and utilization; the rapid implementation of artificial intelligence in biorefineries. This book can serve as a learning resource and reference material for biofuel researchers and scientists, and the new-generation research fraternity, which looks forward to pursing biofuel-related research in the future.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gurunathan, Baskar

Krishania, Meena

Ramamoorthy, Navnit Kumar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energietechnik & Elektrotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1: Revisiting established biorefineries, their related research, contemporary approaches and futuristic concepts for their improved sustainability.- Chapter 1: Global biorefinery research: A scientometric overview.- Chapter 2: Current state of the global biorefinery research.- Chapter 3: “BioAIchemy”: Transforming Biorefineries’ Efficiency and Productivity.- Section 2: Efficient utilization of algal, fungal, and lignocellulosic biomass for biorefinery processes pertaining to the production of biocrude, biodiesel, bioethanol, biobutanol, biohydrogen, and bioammonia.- Chapter 4: Microbial biorefineries – Industrial workhorses for a futuristic fuel’s pursuit.- Chapter 5: Microbe-based biorefineries – fuelling the way forward to crude oil crisis.- Chapter 6: Exploring microalgal diversity for the conversion of their biomass to biofuels.- Chapter 7: Biocrude – A “Carbon Copy” of the conventional crude oil.- Chapter 8: Biocrude: A sustainable analog to fossil fuel.- Chapter 9: Nature’s Naphtha: A Biodegradable alternate.- Chapter 10: Fungi as biofactories for sustainable biofuel: Innovations and applications in Biotechnology.- Chapter 11: Improving the Robustness of Bioethanol Production: Innovative Methods and Advancements.- Chapter 12: Cellulolytic enzyme complexes and 2G (second-generation) bio-refineries: A problem-solving approach covering unexplored cellulolytic fungal diversity.- Chapter 13: Streamlining Biobutanol Production: Innovations for Cost-effective biofuel.- Chapter 14: Bioprocessing in Hydrogen Production: Review of Feedstock, Efficiency, and Valorization of Waste as an Alternative Production Route for Carbon-free Future Fuel.- Chapter 15: Sustainable Hydrogen Solutions: Bio, Green, and Blue Pathways.- Chapter 16: A Deep-dive into blue hydrogen – shifting to a better future.- Chapter 17: Green Ammonia: A sustainable pathway for clean energy.- Section 3: Unconventional biomass sources, integrated processes, carbon sequestration, genetic engineering strategies, and the production of value-added products for improved valorization of bioresources.- Chapter 18: Integrating Unconventional, Genetically-manipulated biomass, and Waste-derived biomass Solutions for Biorefineries.- Chapter 19: Unlocking the potential of unconventional biomass for sustainable biofuel production.- Chapter 20: Valorization of waste biomass sources to biofuels, bioenergy and biomaterials: Integration of conversion technologies.- Chapter 21: Integrated Carbon Sequestration and Biorefinery Operations for Sustainable Biofuel Production.- Chapter 22: Genetic Engineering of Microalgae for Enhanced Biodiesel Production: Strategies and Advances.- Chapter 23: Genetic Engineering Strategies for Optimizing Bioethanol Production: Innovations and Future Directions.- Chapter 24: Advancements in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology for production of next-generation biofuels.- Chapter 25: Multi-omics approaches for the improvement of Biofuel in microalgae.- Chapter 26: Green Solutions for Sustainable Plant-Biomass Management in Biorefineries.- Chapter 27: Advancing Sustainable Biomanufacturing: Integrating Algae-based biorefinery with genetic engineering.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Baskar Gurunathan is the Head of Global networking, and Professor at the Department of Biotechnology of St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai, India, has several years of teaching and research experience. Professor Baskar has published several research and review articles in reputed National and International Journals, apart from numerous book chapters. Furthermore, he has served as an editor for various specialized books in a plethora of domains, pertinent to Biotechnology. Dr. Baskar is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and International Society for Energy Environment and Sustainability and is an active member of various national and international professional bodies. He is bestowed with several national and international awards. Well recognized for his contributions among peers.

Dr. Meena Krishania is a Scientist at the National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute (formerly the Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, CIAB), Punjab. She has been actively involved in translational, industrial-scale research for over a decade. As the Head of the Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory at the Institute, she has served and continues to serve as the Principal Investigator for several Indian government-funded research projects. Her research expertise includes biomass valorization for bioenergy, value-added food supplements, and bioplastic production. Dr. Krishania has received several prestigious honors, including the Young Researcher Award and the Early Career Researcher Award, along with multiple recognitions from national and international scienti?c agencies. Dr. Krishania and her team have secured numerous patents for indigenously developed technologies. She holds a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering and has published several research articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. She is also part of Government of India’s DBT Bio-manufacturing hub mission and actively collaborates with national, international academic and industrial partners to develop technologies aimed at the betterment of humankind.

Dr. Navnit Kumar Ramamoorthy is currently an Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at the Central University of Rajasthan, India. Dr. Ramamoorthy is a bioprocess engineer, with more than a decade of industrial research experience at the lab-, pilot- and commercial-scales. He has served researcher roles with various biore?nery-related research labs, suchas the Hindustan Petroleum’s Corporate R&D, the DBT-IOCL’s consortium, in India, and a few international industries. Specializing in customized reactor designs, computational ?uid dynamics simulations, invitro metabolic engineering and r-DNA technology, Dr. Ramamoorthy, as a principal inventor, along with industry and academic collaborators, has secured several patents for the technologies developed. In addition to the consultancy projects headed by Dr. Ramamoorthy as a Chief Technology Of?cer of an organization, he has successfully completed several government-funded projects in India. He has been the recipient of national and international awards, notably, the “Young Innovator” of the years 2019 and 2021. Dr. Ramamoorthy’s waste-based biore?nery models address concepts such as “fuel for all”, and a “biofuel co-operative” to improve the livelihood of Indian farmers. Dr. Ramamoorthy holds numerous secured/granted indigenous and international patents and trademarks.