Microbial Biotechnology for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

This book covers various aspects of microbial biotechnology to produce bioenergy. It focuses on production of biofuels from plant and microbial biomass including agri-food residues and other wastes. It educates readers about various biomass resources, major aspects of production of renewable energy and fuels based on biochemical conversion routes. There is special focus on the microbial system and biotechnological processes as well as process optimization and industrial scale-up. The book brings together current challenges and potential solutions to enhance biomass to biofuel bioconversion. It is relevant for researchers, academicians, students as well as industry professionals working on biomass-based biorefineries.

About the Author

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Saini, Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India

Dr. Saini is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh. He received B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar and Ph.D. in Microbiology from Gobind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. He has worked as a postdoctoral associate at GADVASU, and as Scientific Officer at DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Bioenergy Research, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Faridabad. Dr. Saini teaches Industrial Microbiology, and Food and Dairy Microbiology and his current research focuses on enzyme and microbial technologies for sustainable development of energy and environment. He was a recipient of ECR grant from and a twinning grant from SERB and DBT, Government of India, respectively. He is Review Editor for ‘Frontiers in Energy Research’ andLife member of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)

Prof. Rajesh K Sani, Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT), 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD, USA