Chemical Engineering

Biohydrogen
Developments and Prospects

Editors: Sonil Nanda, PhD
Prakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD

Biohydrogen

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: June 2022
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781774639801
E-Book ISBN: 9781003277156
Pages: 242pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback
Notes: 13 color and 8 b/w illustrations

Biohydrogen is a promising gaseous biofuel that has prospective applications in combined heat and power, for fuel cells, or as a precursor for chemicals production. Hydrogen can also be converted to liquid hydrocarbon fuels and value-added chemicals through catalytic thermochemical or through biocatalytic biological pathways. This book covers some the important recent advances in the production and utilization of biohydrogen and its solutions for clean fuel, waste management, waste valorization, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change mitigation.

Biohydrogen: Developments and Prospects first covers the basic principles, benefits, and challenges concerning both the biological and thermochemical routes for biohydrogen production and then goes on to address topics such as biomass conversion to hydrogen through gasification with a focus on the process parameters, catalytic reforming technologies for hydrogen production concerning various feedstocks; the co-conversion of plastic wastes and biomass into biohydrogen through co-gasification technology; the effect of process parameters on syngas yields through co-gasification; fermentative hydrogen production technologies; the molecular mechanism of hydrogen production and enhancing the yield in hydrogen production by genetic and metabolic engineering; hydrogen production routes through microbial electrolysis; and much more.

Key features:

  • Helps to provide the most up-to-date information addressing solutions for clean fuel, waste management, waste valorization, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change mitigation

  • Offers in-depth knowledge about recent developments on thermochemical methanation technologies and bioreactor and bioprocess design in anaerobic digestion technologies

  • Discusses biotechnological interventions for metabolic engineering of microorganisms towards biohydrogen production

  • Looks at gasification technologies and catalytic reforming technologies for hydrogen production
Addressing both the fundamentals as well as advanced new technological research on biohydrogen production by focusing on recent global research with emphasis on the technological, environmental, socioeconomic, and techno-economic aspects, this volume will be a valuable resource for faculty and advanced students, chemical and biochemical engineers, bioprocess technologists, biochemists, environmental scientists and researchers as well as theoretical and applied statisticians and policymakers in this area.

CONTENTS:

Preface

1. Recent Advancements in Biohydrogen Production: Thermochemical and Biological Conversion Routes
Meenakshi Rajput, Amandeep Brar, Vivekanand Vivekanand, and Nidhi Pareek

2. Production of Hydrogen through Gasification Technology
Paresh H. Rana

3. Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Reforming Process
Chandramani Rai and Prabu Vairakannu

4. Co-Conversion of Plastic Wastes and Biomass into Biohydrogen
Krushna Prasad Shadangi

5. An Overview of the Fermentative Hydrogen Production Technologies
Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Sonil Nanda, Ajay K. Dalai, and Janusz A. Kozinski

6. Genetic Engineering and Fabrication of Microbial Cell System for Biohydrogen Production
Sushma Chauhan, Balasubramanian Velramar, Rakesh Kumar Soni, Mohit Mishra, Vargobi Mukherjee, Tanushree Baldeo Madavi, and Sudheer D.V.N. Pamidimarri

7. Hydrogen Production through Microbial Electrolysis
Latika Bhatia, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Sonil Nanda

8. Confluence of Nanocatalysts and Bioenergy: An Overview of Microbial Electrochemical Systems and Biohydrogen Production
Piyush Parkhey, Kush Nayak, Reecha Sahu, and Arunima Sur

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Sonil Nanda, PhD
Director, Research and Development, Titan Clean Energy, Projects Corporation, Craik, Saskatchewan, Canada

SSonil Nanda, PhD, is the Director of Research & Development at Titan Clean Energy Projects Corporation in Craik, Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Nanda has published over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and 70 book chapters and has presented at many international conferences. He is the editor of many books and serves as a fellow and/or member of many professional associations. Dr. Nanda is an Assistant Subject Editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy as well as an Associate Editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters and Applied Nanoscience. He has also edited several special issues in renowned journals, such as the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Chemical Engineering Science, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Waste and Biomass Valorization, Topics in Catalysis, and others. His research areas are related to the production of advanced biofuels and biochemical through thermochemical and biochemical conversion technologies such as gasifica-tion, pyrolysis, carbonization, torrefaction, and fermentation. He has gained expertise in hydrothermal gasification of various organic wastes and biomass, including agricultural and forestry residues, industrial effluents, municipal solid wastes, cattle manure, sewage sludge, food wastes, waste tires, and petroleum residues to produce hydrogen fuel. His similar interests are also in the generation of hydrothermal flames for the treatment of hazardous wastes, agronomic applications of biochar, phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils, as well as carbon capture and sequestration.

Prakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD
Scientist, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur, India

PPrakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD, is a scientist with a specialization in food microbiology at the Central Agricultural University in Imphal, Manipur, India. Dr. Sarangi’s current research is focused on bioprocess engineering, renewable energy, biofuels, biochemicals, biomaterials, fermentation technology, and postharvest engineering and technology. He has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience in biochemical engineering, microbial biotechnology, downstream processing, food microbiology, and molecular biology. He has served as a reviewer for many international journals and has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed research articles and 50 book chapters. Dr. Sarangi has also edited many books and also serves as an academic editor for PLOS One journal. He is associated with many scientific societies as a fellow member or life member, including the Society for Applied Biotechnology; Biotech Research Society of India; Society for Biotechnologists of India; Association of Microbiologists of India; Orissa Botanical Society; Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association of India; Indian Science Congress Association; Forum of Scientists, Engineers & Technologists; International Association of Academicians and Researchers; Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society; International Association of Engineers; and Science and Engineering Institute.




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