Overview

The book provides a comprehensive outlook of advances, applications, ethics, and policies associated with biorefineries. It aims to provide valuable insights and knowledge to anyone interested in advancing and applying bioenergy and biofuels.  It covers a wide range of topics from agriculture and forestry practices that can result in high bioenergy efficiency to complex ethical and policy-related decisions. This book is aimed at academics, researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, and students in the fields of environmental science, renewable energy, and sustainable development.

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Author:   Pradeep Verma
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:  

9789819560707

ISBN 10:   9819560705
Pages:   518
Publication Date:   05 April 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Advances in Wood Pellet Technology: Emerging Trends, Market Dynamics, and Environmental Impacts.- Chapter 2. Artificial Photosynthesis: A Promising Clean Energy Source, Recent Breakthroughs and Challenges.- Chapter 3. Progress and Challenges in Photo-bioreactors: Development of Photo-bioreactor Technology and Its Applications in Biofuel Production – Technical and Economical Challenges.- Chapter 4. Cellulosic Ethanol: Overcoming Hurdles in Commercialization, Production processes for cellulosic ethanol: Technological and economic challenges, Strategies for successful commercialization.- Chapter 5. Strategies and Innovations Techniques in Bioenergy Production: A Case Study Demonstrating Energy-Efficient Practices.- Chapter 6. Sustainable unified lignocellulosic biorefinery for cost-effective production of value-added products in a circular-bioeconomy framework.- Chapter 7. Mushroom Technology: Large-Scale Cultivation and Its Life Cycle Assessment.- Chapter 8. Harvesting Biogas from Landfills for Renewable Energy, Processes for biogas extraction from landfills, advancements and applications, Environmental and economic benefits.- Chapter 9. Hydrothermal Liquefaction: An Overview of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology, Processes and potential biofuel products, Current research and future directions.- Chapter 10. Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Biomethane: Production and Applications, Production processes for RNG from biomethane. Applications and benefits of RNG, Market trends and regulatory considerations.- Chapter 11. Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs): Future Prospects and Challenges, Development and production of sustainable aviation fuels. Technological and regulatory challenges, Future prospects for SAFs in reducing aviation emissions.- Chapter 12. Nanotechnology's Role in Revolutionizing Biofuel Production, Applications of nanotechnology in biofuel production, innovations and potential benefits: Challenges and future research directions.- Chapter 13. Production of Enzymes and Citric Acid by Fungi Using Cereal and Fruit Wastes: A Circular Bioeconomy Concept.- Chapter 14. Energy Efficiency in Bioenergy Production: Strategies and Innovations.- Chapter 15. Advancements in Cellulosic Ethanol: Production Technologies, Commercial Challenges, and Strategic Solutions.- Chapter 16. Lignino-Cellulolytic Enzymes and Their Biotechnological Applications in Biomass Waste Management.- Chapter 17. A detailed overview of the role of nanotechnology in biofuel production.- Chapter 18. Hydrothermal Liquefaction – A Novel Biofuel Production Technique.- Chapter 19. The Marketing of Sustainable Solution – Whether it is Market Driven or Not?.- Chapter 20. Exploring the Production of Bioenergy and Biofuel from an Ethical and Socio-economic Perspective.

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Prof. Pradeep Verma is a distinguished academic and researcher specializing in microbial biotechnology. He currently holds the position of Professor at the Central University of Rajasthan, where he has also served as Dean and Head of the Microbiology Department. His impressive career spans both industry and academia, including leadership roles in biobutanol innovation at Reliance Life Sciences, which led to several patented technologies. Prof. Verma has had international experience as a visiting scientist at the UFZ Centre for Environmental Research in Halle, Germany, and as a postdoctoral fellow at the ASCR in Prague, Göttingen University in Germany, and RISH at Kyoto University in Japan. His work in Japan and at Reliance Life Sciences resulted in numerous commercialized national and international patents. His research focuses on microbial diversity, bioremediation, bioprocess development, and biomass-based biorefineries. Prof. Verma has published over 125 research and review papers in scientific journals, contributed to more than 70 book chapters, and edited over 28 books. He has received numerous national fellowships and awards for his significant contributions to fungal microbiology and microalgal research, culminating in a total of 9,481 scholarly citations, an h-index of 51, and an i10-index of 122. He has also been recognized with prestigious accolades, such as the Ron-Cockcroft Award from the Swedish Society, and has held various fellowships, including UNESCO fellow, DFG fellow, JSPS postdoctoral fellow, and JSPS-Bridge Fellow. He is a fellow of several reputable organizations, including Mycological Society of India (MSI), Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI), Association of Microbiological Societies (AMI), National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS),  Association of Fungal Biologists (AFB), and International Academy of Wood Sciences (IAWS). Recognized among the top 2% of scientists globally by Stanford University, Prof. Verma actively contributes to editorial boards and scientific societies. His work demonstrates a strong commitment to advancing sustainable technologies and microbial innovation.

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