Biomass Processing Technologies for Sustainable Energy and Material Production

This book summarizes the state-of-the-art approaches and novel technologies developed for the sustainable production of energy and structural and functional materials. Each chapter includes a detailed review of current aspects pertaining to the energy and material system supported by sustainability assessment tools. It covers sustainable utilization of biomass for energy in the form of green hydrogen, bio-oil, biodiesel, algal fuel, biogas, bioethanol, and electrochemical conversion using microbial fuel cells and materials in the form of bioadsorbents and so forth.

• Presents an up-to-date review of biomass processing technologies
• Offers insights into the use of sustainability assessment tools for the design of material and energy systems
• Highlights the sustainable production of energy from biomass, including algae and fungal processing
• Reviews pertinent sustainability assessment tools
• Covers the production of sustainable structural and functional material from biomass

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in chemical engineering, bioenergy, bioprocessing, and green technology.

Dr. V. Sivasubramanian is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. With more than 25 years of teaching and research experience and 5 years of industrial experience, he has made significant contributions in the areas of CO₂ sequestration, biofuels, fluidization engineering―hydrodynamics and mass transfer, biochemical engineering, environmental engineering, and energy engineering. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed international journal and conference papers, and has authored/edited seven books. Under his guidance, 20 Ph.D. scholars have successfully completed their research, alongside 55 undergraduate and 35 postgraduate projects.

Dr. Yogesh Kumar Murugesan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, India. He received his Ph.D. from McGill University, Canada, where his research in the Materials Modelling Research Group focused on the investigation of the structure of biological fibrous composites and their potential for biomimetic materials engineering. His current research interests include sustainable materials for construction applications, energy-efficient processing, and biomass valorization. He also serves as the Vice Chairperson of the Centre for Sustainable Technologies at NIT Calicut.