Renewable Energy Innovations

Renewable Energy Innovations

by Alok Kumar Patel, Amit Kumar Sharma
Released September 2023
Publisher(s): Wiley-Scrivener
ISBN: 9781119785675

Read it now on the O’Reilly learning platform with a 10-day free trial.

O’Reilly members get unlimited access to books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial

Book description

RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATIONS

This critical text, designed for microbiologists, biotechnologists, entrepreneurs, process engineers, chemical engineers, electrical engineers, physicists, and environmentalists, assesses the current knowledge about lab-scale and large-scale production of renewable and sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials.

Global warming is having a huge impact on the world’s ecosystem. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up early, and plant and animal ranges have relocated. On a worldwide scale, the threat posed by climate change and pollution is obvious. A green and sustainable future necessitates using renewable resources to produce fuels, chemicals, and materials. This book investigates diverse bioprocesses that are crucial to everyday life, including the key concerns regarding the generation of biofuels, energy, and food securities, along with waste management. Commercial interest in biotechnological processes has risen to produce pharmaceuticals, health supplements, foodstuffs, biofuels, and chemicals using a biocatalyst such as enzymes, microorganisms, plant cells, or animal cells in a bioreactor. The sustainability of renewable biomass, replacement of depleted fossil fuels, and the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the existing chemical and oil industries are the key benefits of switching to bioproducts.

This book discusses bioprocessing to produce biofuels, biobased chemicals, bioproducts, and biomass biorefinery processes. This involves designing novel pretreatment and fractionation technologies for lignocellulose biomass into cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin and the conversion of these streams into biofuels and biobased chemicals via biochemical and thermochemical routes. This book also covers the advancement of oleaginous microorganisms for biofuels and nutraceutical, biological wastewater treatment.

Written and edited by authors from leading biotechnology research groups from across the world, this exciting new volume covers all of these technologies, including the basic concepts and the problems and solutions involved with the practical applications in the real world. Whether for the veteran engineer or scientist, student, manager, or another technician working in the field, this volume is essential for any library.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. 1 Microbial Fuel Cells – A Sustainable Approach to Utilize Industrial Effluents for Electricity Generation
    1. Abbreviation
    2. 1.1 Introduction
    3. 1.2 History of Microbial Fuel Cell
    4. 1.3 Principle of Microbial Fuel Cell
    5. 1.4 Material Used in MFC System
    6. 1.5 Electrogenic Microorganisms
    7. 1.6 Electron Transport Mechanism in MFCs
    8. 1.7 Configuration of MFC
    9. 1.8 Applications of Microbial Fuel Cell
    10. 1.9 Future Perspectives
    11. 1.10 Conclusion
    12. References
  7. 2 Nanotechnologies in the Renewable Energy Sector
    1. 2.1 Introduction
    2. 2.2 Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Sources
    3. 2.3 Storage of Energy in Electrical Devices
    4. 2.4 Nanotechnology in Energy Storage Devices
    5. 2.5 Nanomaterials for Rechargeable Batteries
    6. 2.6 Nanomaterials in Fuel Cells
    7. 2.7 Conclusion
    8. 2.8 Future Scope
    9. References
  8. 3 Sustainable Approach in Utilizing Bioenergy Commonly for Industrial Zones by Limiting Overall Emission Footprint
    1. 3.1 Introduction
    2. 3.2 Co-Firing Plants in Small- and Medium-Scale Industries
    3. 3.3 Impact of Usage of Biogas for Steam Generation
    4. 3.4 Case Scenarios for Promoting Industrial Uptake
    5. 3.5 Conclusion
    6. Acknowledgment
    7. References
  9. 4 Recycling of Plastic Waste into Transportation Fuels and Value-Added Products
    1. 4.1 Introduction
    2. 4.2 Plastic Waste: A Global Challenge
    3. 4.3 Future Projection of the Waste Plastic
    4. 4.4 Plastic Waste Effect on Environment and Ecology
    5. 4.5 Plastic Waste Management
    6. 4.6 Parameters Affect the Pyrolysis Process
    7. 4.7 Value-Added Products from Plastic Waste Pyrolysis
    8. 4.8 Application in Transportation Sector
    9. 4.9 Conclusion
    10. References
  10. 5 An Outlook on Oxygenated Fuel for Transportation
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2 Oxygenated Fuel
    3. References
  11. 6 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Its Mitigation Technology in Transportation Sector
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Mitigation Technologies
    3. 6.3 Conclusion
    4. References
  12. 7 Advanced Techniques for Bio-Methanol Production
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Scope of Biofuel
    3. 7.3 Types of Biofuels
    4. 7.4 Why Biomethanol
    5. 7.5 Methanol Properties
    6. 7.6 Source of Bio-Methanol
    7. 7.7 Production of Methanol
    8. 7.8 Gasification
    9. 7.9 Pyrolysis
    10. 7.10 Liquefaction
    11. 7.11 Syngas to Methanol
    12. 7.12 Biomethanol from MSW
    13. 7.13 Energy Efficiency of a Process
    14. 7.14 Biological Conversion of Methanol
    15. 7.15 Anaerobic Digestion
    16. 7.16 Methanotrophic Bacteria
    17. 7.17 Production of Methanol from Methanotrophic Bacteria (Methanotrophs)
    18. 7.18 Large-Scale Production of Methanol from Waste Biomass
    19. 7.19 Challenges Associated with Methanol Production Using Methanotrophic Bacteria at the Industrial Level
    20. 7.20 Role of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria (AOB)
    21. 7.21 Future Prospective and Conclusion
    22. References
  13. 8 Biodiesel Production: Advance Techniques and Future Prospective
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Biodiesel and Its Properties
    3. 8.3 Synthesis of Biodiesel
    4. 8.4 Modern Methods for the Development of Prospects
    5. 8.5 Future Prospects and Policies
    6. 8.6 Conclusions
    7. References
  14. 9 Biomass to Biofuel: Biomass Sources, Pretreatment Methods and Production Strategies
    1. 9.1 Introduction
    2. 9.2 Biomass Sources in India
    3. 9.3 Lignocellulosic Biomass
    4. 9.4 Biomass Pretreatment Methods
    5. 9.5 Biomass to Biofuel Conversion Technologies
    6. 9.6 Types of Biofuel
    7. 9.7 Conclusion
    8. References
  15. 10 Opportunity and Challenges in Biofuel Productions through Solar Thermal Technologies
    1. 10.1 Introduction
    2. 10.2 Solar Pyrolysis of Biomass Feedstocks
    3. 10.3 Production of Bio-Oil by Solar Pyrolysis
    4. 10.4 Conclusions
    5. References
  16. 11 Algae Biofuels: A Promising Fuel of the Transport Sector
    1. 11.1 Introduction
    2. 11.2 Biofuels in the Transport Sector
    3. 11.3 Modes of Biofuels in Practice
    4. 11.4 Algae Biofuel – A Promising Energy Source
    5. 11.5 Microalgae Growth Conditions
    6. 11.6 Harvesting of Algae
    7. 11.7 Biofuel Extraction Techniques from Microalgae
    8. 11.8 Algae Biofuel as a Transport Fuel
    9. 11.9 Conclusion
    10. References
  17. 12 A Review of Chemical and Physical Parameters of Biodiesel vs. Diesel: Their Environmental and Economic Impact
    1. 12.1 Introduction
    2. 12.2 Historical Background
    3. 12.3 Current Status of Biodiesel
    4. 12.4 Sources of Biodiesel
    5. 12.5 Advantages of Biodiesel Over Diesel
    6. 12.6 Biodiesel as Safer and Cleaner Fuel
    7. 12.7 Major Negative Aspects to Use of Biodiesel
    8. 12.8 Chemical and Physical Properties of Biodiesel
    9. 12.9 Biodiesel Applications
    10. 12.10 Conclusion and Future Prospective
    11. Acknowledgments
    12. References
  18. 13 An Indian Viewpoint on Promoting Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles: Focussing on the Scope of Fuel Cells
    1. List of Abbreviations
    2. 13.1 Introduction
    3. 13.2 Can Hydrogen Be the Way Forward?
    4. 13.3 The Inception of Fuel Cells (FCs) and PEMFCs in Particular
    5. 13.4 FCEVs v/s Existing Automobile Infrastructure in India
    6. 13.5 The Green Policy Push for Hydrogen and Associated Technologies in India
    7. 13.6 Pervasive Challenges of PEMFC Technology
    8. 13.7 Conclusion and Recommendations
    9. Acknowledgments
    10. References
  19. 14 Microalgae as Source of Bioenergy
    1. 14.1 Introduction
    2. 14.2 Microalgae Bioenergy Production Options
    3. 14.3 Conclusions
    4. Acknowledgement
    5. References
  20. 15 Hazards and Environmental Issues in Biodiesel Industry
    1. 15.1 Introduction
    2. 15.2 Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel
    3. 15.3 Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel
    4. 15.4 Future Risk and Opportunities
    5. 15.5 Future Risk and Opportunities
    6. 15.6 Conclusion
    7. References
  21. Index
  22. Also of Interest
  23. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Renewable Energy Innovations
  • Author(s): Alok Kumar Patel, Amit Kumar Sharma
  • Release date: September 2023
  • Publisher(s): Wiley-Scrivener
  • ISBN: 9781119785675