Bioenergy
Author: Wall, Judy D.; Caroline S. Harwood; Arnold Demain
Author Affiliation: American Society for Microbiology
Submitted: Tue, 07/08/2008 - 19:41
Edited: Tue, 07/08/2008 - 19:50
Published in: ASM Press ISBN: 978-1-55581-478-6 on 2008
Copyright Status: Protected Link to source material: Book Available Here Description:
Bioenergy provides a thorough, yet concise, assessment of microbial conversions that lead to renewable fuels. The chapters are broken down into individual topics, written by experts currently engaged in the research, compiled in the format of a scientific journal.
A single source of alternative energy is highly unlikely to meet all of humanities current and future needs: therefore none should be ignored. Microbes have, since the beginning of life itself, explored almost every individual chemical reaction in search of available energy. Biomass derived from photosynthesis is a plentiful source of renewable energy, and microbial conversions of biomass to forms of energy desired for human use is promising.
The first 10 chapters are focused on ethanol production from cellulosic feedstocks. The following 21 chapters discuss the status of 3rd generation biofuels including methane, methanol, hydrogen, electricity, butanol, and others.
Chapter titles include: Production of Ethanol from Corn and Sugarcane, Consolidated Bioprocessing of Cellulosic Biomass to Ethanol Using Thermophilic Bacteria, Cellulosome-Enhanced Conversion of Biomass: On the Road to Bioethanol, Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion of Ethanol by Saccharomyces spp., Production of Ethanol from Synthesis Gas, Acetate-Based Methane Production, Biomethane from Biomass, Biowaste, and Biofuels, Methanol from Biomass, Towards Hydrgenase Engineering for Hydrogen Production, Photosynthetic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production, Microbial Fuel Cells as an Engineered Ecosystem, Increasing Biofuel Production by Metabolic Engineering, and Microbial Approaches for the Enhanced Recovery of Methane and Oil from Mature Reservoirs.
Bioenergy is a must read for any who are seriously interested in the most recent advancements in cellulosic ethanol and advance biofuels. The material is technical, and a scientific background is recommended.
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