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Renewable Biofuels

Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass by Microbial Community

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Vandana Rana

    1. Black & Veatch Corporation, Kansas City, USA

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  2. Diwakar Rana

    1. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Overland Park, USA

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  • Provides a concise reference to catalysts for biofuels production, using catalysis by several different microorganisms available to digest the complex lignocellulosic biomass
  • Includes discussion of all different kinds of lignocellulose degrading enzymes, mode of action, selectivity towards lignocellulose components
  • Focuses on the details of all available microbes and how they can interacted together to increase the efficiency of the lignocellulose conversion

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Background

    • Vandana Rana, Diwakar Rana
    Pages 1-18

  3. Role of Microorganisms in Lignocellulosic Biodegradation

    • Vandana Rana, Diwakar Rana
    Pages 19-67

  4. Enzyme Production from Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus Strain

    • Vandana Rana
    Pages 69-86

  5. Use of Commercial Enzymes to Boost On-Site Enzyme Efficiency

    • Vandana Rana, Diwakar Rana
    Pages 87-104

  6. Summary and Future Outlook

    • Vandana Rana, Diwakar Rana
    Pages 105-106

  7. Erratum to: Enzyme Production from Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus Strain

    • Vandana Rana
    Pages E1-E1
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About this book

This book offers a complete introduction for novices to understand key concepts of biocatalysis and how to produce in-house enzymes that can be used for low-cost biofuels production.  The authors discuss the challenges involved in the commercialization of the biofuel industry, given the expense of commercial enzymes used for lignocellulose conversion.  They describe the limitations in the process, such as complexity of lignocellulose structure, different microbial communities’ actions and interactions for degrading the recalcitrant structure of lignocellulosic materials, hydrolysis mechanism and potential for bio refinery.  Readers will gain understanding of the key concepts of microbial catalysis of lignocellulosic biomass, process complexities and selection of microbes for catalysis or genetic engineering to improve the production of bioethanol or biofuel

Authors and Affiliations

  • Black & Veatch Corporation, Kansas City, USA

    Vandana Rana

  • E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Overland Park, USA

    Diwakar Rana

About the authors

Vandana Rana is a Senior Analyst at Black and Veatch Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri.

 

Diwakar Rana is a Research Investigator at E.I.du Pont de Nemours and Company in Overland Park, Kansas. 

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