Introduction
The
depletion of petroleum-derived fuel and environmental concerns have prompted
many millennials to consider biofuels as alternative fuel sources. But
completely replacing petroleum-derived fuels with biofuels is currently
impossible in terms of production capacity and engine compatibility.
Nevertheless, the marginal replacement of diesel with biofuel could delay the
depletion of petroleum resources and abate the radical climate change caused by
automotive pollutants. Energy security and climate change are the two major
driving forces for worldwide biofuel development, and also have the potential
to stimulate the agro-industry. The development of biofuels as alternative and
renewable sources of energy has become critical in national efforts towards
maximum self-reliance, the cornerstone of our energy security strategy. At the
same time, the production of biofuels from various types of biomass such as
plants, microbes, algae and fungi is now an ecologically viable and sustainable
option. This book describes the biotechnological advances in biofuel production
from various sources, while also providing essential information on the genetic
improvement of biofuel sources at both the conventional and genomic level.
These innovations and the corresponding methodologies are explained in detail.
Table of contents:
Biofuels:
perspective for sustainable development and climate change mitigation
Nanoparticles
for sustainable bioenergy and biofuel production
Bio-hydrogen:
technology developments in microbial fuel cells and their future prospects
Recent
advances in genetic improvement of jatropha curcas: a potent biodiesel plant
Catalytic
approach for production of hydrocarbon rich bio-oil from a red seaweed species
Seaweed
biomass and microbial lipids as a source of biofuel
Microbial
biofuels: an economic and eco-friendly approach
Biofuels:
sources, modern technology developments and views on bioenergy management
Integrating
omics and microbial biotechnology for the production of biofuel
An
overview on biomass of bamboo as a source of bioenergy
Advances
and challenges in sugarcane biofuel development
