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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the latest advancements in the area of biofuel development. It covers extensive information regarding different aspects and types of biofuels. The book provides a road map of the various different kinds of biofuels available for consideration, including both conventional and advanced algal based biofuels, replete with the economic analysis of their production and implementation. The contributors are experienced professors, academicians and scientists associated with renowned laboratories and institutes in India and abroad. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, biofuel scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students. National and international scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
Table of Contents1 Brief introduction to first, second and third generation of biofuels.- 2 Renewable biofuel sources as bioclean energy potential and challenges.- 3 Metabolic rewiring and cultivation optimization for photosynthetic biofule production in cynobacteria.- 4 Role of enzymes in biofuel production: recent developments and challenges.- 5 Engineered strains in the development of the biofuel industry.- 6 Genetic Engineering: an optimism for sustainable biofuel production.- 7 Algal-based biofuel production; opportunities, challenges, and prospects.- 8 SAPO-34 zeolite and membranes for biogas purification.- 9 Nanotechnology based biofuel production.- 10 Advancement of Nanoparticles in Gaseous Biofuel Production.- 11 Nano catalyzed transesterification of thumba oil for biodiesel production using hydrodynamic cavitation.- 12 Nanotechnology: Use of conventional methods in biofuel production.- 13 An insight into nanomaterials and its used in biofuel production.- 14 An overview of nanostructures and its application in biofuel production.- 15 Production of biodiesel from the bacterial lipid of sewage sludge: Versatile future of bioenergy in developing countries.- 16 Environmental Impact and Economic Benefits of Biofuel Production.- 17 Advanced anaerobic processing of bioresources for production of clean and sustainable gaseous biofuels.- 18 Techno economic analysis of lignocellulosic based biofuels: an approach towards a practical biorefinery.
