Biomass, Bioenergy & Bioeconomy

This edited book explores the three interrelated concepts – biomass, bioenergy, and bioeconomy – from the point of view of sustainable advanced conversion processes. It elaborates on processing routes, i.e., how biomass from various sources can be converted into bioenergy like bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol, and biogas. Chapters are organized into three sections – “Biomass,” “Bioenergy,” and “Bioeconomy.” The first section very much focuses on biomass-based global research trends and their utilization for future bioenergy options, very particular to microbial activities associated and their practically real-time challenges during lab to land approach. The second section deals with biomass-based applications like biodiesel, bioethanol, biobutanol, biohydrogen, and biomass cookstoves and their future perspectives and challenges. The past, present, and future trends of biomass-based research applications have been assessed and critically evaluated to make the gathered knowledge available in the simplest form for academicians and researchers. The third section focuses on biomass-based policies on implementation and governmental strategies needs a attention to make it smooth for social groups and communities too. The role and impacts of bioeconomy with biomass-based bioenergy options and applications are also targeted here. Sustainable Development Goals are addressed in this section to achieve three objectives (trio), i.e., social, economic, and ecological status, which are the need of the hour for bioeconomic security. Contributions of bioenergy to environmental security have also been addressed in this section, very particular to linkage of sustainable human development. This book is a useful compilation of latest information for researchers and teachers in bioenergy and microbiology. The book also serves as reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of environmental sciences, microbiology, and bioenergy.

Dr. Richa Kothari, MPhil and PhD (Energy and Environment), is working as an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jammu (J&K), India. She was WARI Fellow (IUSSTF) at Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA. She has been placed in the list of World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University, USA, for significant academic and research work for years 2020 and 2021. She has been actively involved in research in the areas of clean and green energy production and wastewater treatment. She has published more than 100 research papers/book chapters in SCI/Scopus journals. Dr. Kothari has delivered invited lectures in Malaysia, South Africa, the USA, and India.

Dr. Anita Singh is working as an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jammu (J&K). She has more than 8 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Singh did her PhD on bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass from GJUS&T Hisar, Haryana, India. She completed her postdoctoral research at the University of Georgia, USA, under UGC Raman postdoctoral fellowship program. She has published 40 research papers in international and national journals and 6 book chapters in edited books. Dr. Singh is involved in two sponsored research projects from UGC and DST-SERB. She is working in the field of biofuel production and value-added product from lignocellulosic biomass. 

Prof. (Dr.) Naveen Kumar Arora has a PhD in microbiology, and is a fellow of the International Society of Environmental Botanists and Dean of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, BBA University (a Central University), U.P., India. His specific areas of research are plant microbe interactions, sustainable agriculture, and the environment. He has more than 100 research articles published in premium international journals, magazines, and dailies. Dr. Arora is editor of 35 books and series editor of the book series Microorganisms for Sustainability published by Springer Nature. He is the editor-in-chief of the Springer journal Environmental Sustainability. He has one patent to his name. Dr. Arora has received awards for excellence in research by the Honorable Governor of U.P., Asian PGPR Society, and Samagra Vikas Welfare Society