Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides in-depth coverage on the latest concepts, systems, and technologies that are being utilized in biorefineries for the production of biofuels and value-added commodities. Written by internationally recognized experts, the book provides a comprehensive overview of pretreatment technology for biorefineries and biofuels, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation technology for biofuel production, and lignin valorization for developing new products from waste lignin. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and professionals working in process engineering, product engineering, material science, and systems and synthetic biology in the fields of biorefining, biofuel, biomaterials, environmental waste utilization, and biotechnology.
Table of Contents1) Challenges and Perspectives of Biorefineries2) Deconstruction of lignocellulose recalcitrance by organosolv fractionating pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis3) New developments on ionic liquid tolerant microorganisms leading towards a more sustainable biorefinery4) Liquid hot water pretreatment for lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery5) Multi-product Biorefining from Lignocellulosic Biomass using Steam Explosion Technology6) Fundamentals of Lignin-carbohydrate complexes and its effect on biomass utilization7) Systematic Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Efficient Utilization of Xylose8) Microbial lipid production from lignocellulosic biomass pretreated by effective pretreatment9) Metabolic engineering of yeast for enhanced natural and exotic fatty acid production 10) Advanced fermentation strategies to enhance lipid production from lignocellulosic biomass11) Fractionation, characterization, and valorization of lignin derived from engineered plants: A review12) The route of lignin biodegradation for its valorization13) Understanding fundamental and applied aspects of oxidative pretreatment for lignocellosic biomass and lignin valorization14) Lignin Valorization in Biorefineries through Integrated Fractionation, Advanced Characterization, and Fermentation Intensification Strategies15) Novel and efficient lignin fractionation processes for tailing lignin-based materials
