Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts

Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts considers the recent technological innovations and emerging concepts in bio-based civil infrastructure sustainability based on advances made in industrial biotechnology. Biomass derived energy productions are often advocated as a possible solution for our lack of a sustainable transportation fuel and the use of biofuel may partially offset energy requirements which fossil fuels currently fulfill. This complete life cycle analysis of the biofuel production process includes a comparison of possible economical and environmentally sound uses for the residue.

Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts covers a broad and detailed range of topics including:

·         production capacity of hydrocarbons in the plant kingdom, algae, and microbes;

·         biomass pretreatment for biofuel production;

·         microbial fuel cells;

·         sustainable use of biofuel co-products;

·         bioeconomy and transportation infrastructure impacts and

·         assessment of environmental risks and the life cycle of biofuels.

Researchers, practitioners, undergraduate and graduate students engaged in the study of bio-renewables will find Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts  to be a useful and comprehensive research tool.

Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts considers the recent technological innovations and emerging concepts in biobased energy production and coproducts utilization. Each chapter in  this book has been carefully selected and contributed by experts in the field to provide a good understanding of the various challenges and opportunities associated with sustainable production of biofuel.

Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts covers a broad and detailed range of topics including:

         production capacity of hydrocarbons in the plant kingdom, algae, and microbes;

         biomass pretreatment for biofuel production;

         microbial fuel cells;

         sustainable use of biofuel co-products;

         bioeconomy and transportation infrastructure impacts and

         assessment of environmental risks and the life cycle of biofuels.

Researchers, practitioners, undergraduate and graduate students engaged in the study of biorenewables, and members of the well-informed public will find Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts  to be a useful and comprehensive research tool, describing the state of the art and recent developments in this field.

1.Linear Hydrocarbon Producing Pathways in Plants, Algae and Microbes.- 2. Fungal Treatment of Crop Processing Wastewaters with Value-added Co-products.- 3. Fungal Biosorption of Ni (II) Ions.- 4. Biomass Pretreatment for Biofuel Production.- 5. Second-generation Biofuel Production from Corn-ethanol Industry Residues.- 6. Bio-renewable Asphalt Modifiers and Asphalt Substitutes.- 7. Sustainable Utilization of Bio-fuel Co-Product in Roadbed Stabilization.- 8. Microbial Fuel Cells for Bioenergy and Bioproducts.- 9. Bioeconomy and Transportation Infrastructure Impacts: A Case Study of Iowa’s Renewable Energy.- 10.Assessing the Environmental Risks and Opportunities of Bioenergy Cropping.- 11. Key Issues in Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuels.