Overview
- Reviews the latest developments in the research on a promising biofuel crop – jatropha
- Discusses the advances in Jatropha cultivation based on biotechnology and breeding tools
- Assesses the benefits of this biofuel crop and its limitations
- Addresses the role of microorganisms in biofuel production
- Discusses nanotechnology and computational biology approaches in biofuel production
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Table of contents(11 chapters)
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Biotechnology, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India
Nitish Kumar
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biotechnology for Biofuels: A Sustainable Green Energy Solution
Editors: Nitish Kumar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3761-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3760-8Published: 17 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3763-9Published: 17 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-3761-5Published: 16 May 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 288
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Environmental Management, Natural Resources