Bioreactors for Microbial Biomass and Energy Conversion

Description

This book discusses recent trends and developments in the microbial conversion process, which serves as an important route for biofuel production, with particular attention to bioreactors. It combines microbial conversion with multiphase flow and mass transfer, providing an alternative perspective for the understanding of microbial biomass and energy production process as well as enhancement strategy. This book is relevant to students and researchers who work in the fields of renewable energy, engineering and biotechnology. Policymakers, economists and industry engineers also benefit from this book, as it can be used as a resource for the implementation of renewable energy technologies. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Biomass and Bioenergy: Current State (Chihe Sun, Ao Xia, Qiang Liao, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Jerry D. Murphy)....Pages 3-37 Role of Bioreactors in Microbial Biomass and Energy Conversion (Liang Zhang, Biao Zhang, Xun Zhu, Haixing Chang, Shiqi Ou, Hong Wang)....Pages 39-78 Front Matter ....Pages 79-79 Photoautotrophic Microalgal Cultivation and Conversion (Yahui Sun, Yun Huang, Gregory J. O. Martin, Rong Chen, Yudong Ding)....Pages 81-115 Heterotrophic Microalgal Cultivation (Dillirani Nagarajan, Duu-Jong Lee, Jo-shu Chang)....Pages 117-160 Front Matter ....Pages 161-161 The Relationship Between Bioreactor Design and Feedstock for Optimal Biogas Production (Christiane Herrmann, Patrice Ramm, Jerry D. Murphy)....Pages 163-197 Basics of Bio-hydrogen Production by Dark Fermentation (Javiera Toledo-Alarcón, Gabriel Capson-Tojo, Antonella Marone, Florian Paillet, Antônio Djalma Nunes Ferraz Júnior, Lucile Chatellard et al.)....Pages 199-220 Hydrogen from Photo Fermentation (Alissara Reungsang, Nianbing Zhong, Yanxia Yang, Sureewan Sittijunda, Ao Xia, Qiang Liao)....Pages 221-317 Fermentative Alcohol Production (Mariano Martín, Antonio Sánchez, John M. Woodley)....Pages 319-357 Biofuels from Microbial Lipids (Kit Wayne Chew, Shir Reen Chia, Pau Loke Show, Tau Chuan Ling, Jo-shu Chang)....Pages 359-388 Front Matter ....Pages 389-389 Electricity from Microbial Fuel Cells (Jun Li, Wei Yang, Biao Zhang, Dingding Ye, Xun Zhu, Qiang Liao)....Pages 391-433 Biofuel Production from Bioelectrochemical Systems (Zhuo Li, Qian Fu, Hajime Kobayashi, Shuai Xiao)....Pages 435-461 Back Matter ....Pages 463-468