Sustainable Bioenergy Production from Agricultural Biomass and Waste provides a comprehensive overview of the conversion of agricultural biomass and waste to bioenergy, covering characteristics, properties, and energy use by source, and offering in-depth information on a range of biological treatment processes to produce biogas and biomethane, bioethanol, and biodiesel, as well as thermal treatment processes. Additionally, the book discusses environmental, social, and economic aspects of converting agricultural biomass and waste to energy, and the role and combination of biological and thermal aspects in the context of sustainable development. This latest volume in the Woodhead Series in Bioenergy is of interest to scientists, researchers, engineers, industrial practitioners, and graduate and postgraduate students working on or looking to understand how to utilize and add value to agricultural biomass and waste.
Covers a range of sources, including straw and hay, slurry and manure, and waste, as well as by-products from the agri-food industry
Focuses on biological and thermal conversion processes for agricultural biomass and waste
Explains fundamentals, practical aspects, and techniques for the production of biogas, biomethane, bioethanol, biodiesel, and compost
Considers sustainable development, and key environmental, social and economic aspects
Prof. Czakala is a researcher and lecturer at the Poznań University of Life Sciences. His research fields include waste management, biofuels production, biogas, energy recovery, composting, fertilizer production, sustainable development and circular economy. He was ranked in the World's TOP 2% Scientists 2022.
Part I: Agricultural biomass and waste1. Biomass – characteristics, properties and management in the context of sustainable development2. Straw and hay - properties and energy use3. Slurry and manure - properties and energy use4. Waste and by-products from the agri-food industry - properties and energy usePart II: Biological treatment processes of biomass and waste5. Production of biogas and biomethane from agricultural biomass and waste6. Production of bioethanol from agricultural biomass and waste7. Production of biodiesel from agricultural biomass and waste8. Composting of agricultural biomass and waste9. Carboxylate platform based biorefinery: Production of medium chain carboxylic acids from organic rich waste10. Environmental, social and economic aspects of converting agricultural biomass and waste to energy through biological processesPart III: Thermal treatment processes of biomass and waste11. Production and energetic use of solid biofuels made from agricultural biomass and waste12. Pyrolysis and gasification of agricultural biomass and waste13. Environmental, social and economic aspects of converting agricultural biomass and waste to energy through thermal processesPart IV: Sustainable development principles14. Conclusion and recommendations regarding bioenergy production from agricultural biomass and waste in accordance with sustainable development
Minaxi Sharma, Deepti Diwan, Yogendra Mishra, Yevgen Karpichev, Vijai Kumar Gupta, China) Sharma, Minaxi, PhD (Assistant Professor in Smart Food, University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), USA) Diwan, Deepti (Research Instructor, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Denmark) Mishra, Yogendra (Mads Clausen Institute, NanoSYD, University of Southern Denmark, Estonia) Karpichev, Yevgen (Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Group Leader, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Ireland) Gupta, Vijai Kumar (Associate Professor and Bioprocess Engineering Lead, School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University
Manikant Tripathi, James Gaffey, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Amritesh Chandra Shukla, Vijai Kumar Gupta, India.) Tripathi, Manikant (Assistant Professor in the Biotechnology Program at Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India) Gaffey, James (Assistant Professor in the Biotechnology Program at Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, UK) Thakur, Vijay Kumar (Professor, Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre,SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College), University of Lucknow) Shukla, Amritesh Chandra (Department of Botany, Ireland) Gupta, Vijai Kumar (Associate Professor and Bioprocess Engineering Lead, School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University
Gurunathan,Baska, Baskar Gurunathan, G Venkatesh, India) Gurunathan, Baskar (Professor, Department of Biotechnology, St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai, Sweden) Venkatesh, G, M.E (Mechanical Engineering), M.S (Industrial Ecology), Ph.D (Industrial Ecology) (Associate Professor, Karlstad University, G. Venkatesh