Role of Microbes in Industrial Products and Processes

Sanjay Kumar, PhD, is working in the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, India. His research interests include microbial production of biofuels & bio-plastics (PHB), wastewater treatment, bioreactor analysis & design, scale-up of microbial fermentations, and downstream processing of microbial secondary metabolites. Narendra Kumar, PhD, is an associate professor & Head, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Institute of Advanced Research, The University for Innovation, Koba Institutional Area, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. His research interests include microbial fuel cell, sustainable agriculture, microbial technology & environmental biotechnology. Dr. Kumar has more than 40 publications to his credit, which include research papers, conference papers, book chapters, and edited books. Shahid-ul-Islam, PhD, is a faculty member and researcher in the Department of Chemistry, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), J & K, India. His research is focused on imparting novel functions to polymers using organic chemistry, green technologies, and the valorization of biomass into useful products. He is the author of numerous scientific peer-reviewed journal papers and the editor of many books, several of which are with the Wiley-Scrivener imprint.

• Preface Chapter 1 Role of Microbes in the Pharmaceutical IndustryChapter 2 Emerging Nutraceutical Prospective of Microbes and their Therapeutic Aspects for Lifestyle DiseasesChapter 3 Role of Microbes in the Food IndustryChapter 4 Food Preservatives From Microbial Origin: Industrial PerspectivesChapter 5 Marine Microbes as a Resource for Novel EnzymesChapter 6 Cyanobacteria as a Source of Novel Bioactive CompoundsChapter 7 Actinobacteria in Natural Product Research: Avenues and ChallengesChapter 8 Production of Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Waste ParaliChapter 9 Modeling and Optimization of Microbial Production of XylitolChapter 10 Recovery of Valuable Products from Vegetable WastesChapter 11 Role of Microorganisms in Bioelectrochemical Systems for Hydrogen and Bioelectricity ProductionChapter 12 Biogas from Microalgae: Production Approaches and Strategies for Process OptimizationChapter 13 Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery in the Form of Bioenergy and Other BioproductsChapter 14 Sustainable Treatment of Pharmaceutical Effluents Using Microorganisms and EnzymesIndex