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Microbial Technologies in Advanced Biofuels Production

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Patrick C. Hallenbeck

    1. Dépt. Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, MONTREAL, Canada

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  • Internationally recognized experts contribute specific technical chapters on individual areas of research

  • Provides an authoritative review of the various options under development for the production of advanced biofuels as alternative energy sources

  • Details present progress and future prospects

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Introduction

    1. Biofuels, the Larger Context

      • Patrick C. Hallenbeck
      Pages 3-12

  4. Gaseous Biofuels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Hydrogen Production by Cyanobacteria

      • Patrick C. Hallenbeck
      Pages 15-28

    3. Hydrogen Production: Light-Driven Processes – Green Algae

      • Anatoly A. Tsygankov
      Pages 29-51

    4. Hydrogen Production: Photofermentation

      • Alessandra Adessi, Roberto De Philippis
      Pages 53-75

    5. Fermentative Hydrogen Production

      • Mona Abo-Hashesh, Patrick C. Hallenbeck
      Pages 77-92

    6. Microbial Electrolysis: Novel Biotechnology for Hydrogen Production from Biomass

      • Hong Liu, Hongqiang Hu
      Pages 93-105

    7. Combined Systems for Maximum Substrate Conversion

      • Alessandra Adessi, Roberto De Philippis, Patrick C. Hallenbeck
      Pages 107-126

    8. Syntrophic Degradation of Fatty Acids by Methanogenic Communities

      • Alfons J. M. Stams, Petra Worm, Diana Z. Sousa, M. Madalena Alves, Caroline M. Plugge
      Pages 127-142

    9. Anaerobic Digestion as an Effective Biofuel Production Technology

      • Serge R. Guiot, Jean-Claude Frigon
      Pages 143-161

  5. Liquid Biofuels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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  6. Liquid Biofuels

    1. Advanced Bioethanol Production

      • Dipankar Ghosh, Patrick C. Hallenbeck
      Pages 165-181

    2. Novel Strategies for Production of Medium and High Chain Length Alcohols

      • Ana María López-Contreras, Wouter Kuit, Jan Springer, Pieternel A. M. Claassen
      Pages 183-211

    3. Microbial Production of Fatty-Acid-Based Biofuels

      • Patrick C. Hallenbeck
      Pages 213-230

    4. Algae Oil

      • Gustavo B. Leite, Patrick C. Hallenbeck
      Pages 231-259

    5. The Future of Biofuels, Biofuels of the Future

      • Patrick C. Hallenbeck
      Pages 261-268

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 269-272
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About this book

Concerns over dwindling fossil fuel reserves and impending climate changes have focused attention worldwide on the need to discover alternative, sustainable energy sources and fuels. Biofuels, already produced on a massive industrial scale, are seen as one answer to these problems. However, very real concerns over the effects of biofuel production on food supplies, with some of ht recent increases in worldwide food costs attributable to biofuel production, have lead to the realization that new, non-food substrates for biofuel production must be bought online. This book is an authoritative, comprehensive, up-to-date review of the various options under development for the production of advanced biofuels as alternative energy sources. A general overview and introductory chapters for each section place the field in the context as well as provide essential basic notions for the more general reader. Accomplished, internationally recognized experts carrying out research on individual focus areas contribute specific technical chapters detailing present progress and future prospects.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dépt. Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, MONTREAL, Canada

    Patrick C. Hallenbeck

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