This book summarizes the state-of-the-art approaches and novel technologies developed for sustainable production of energy, 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 form of green hydrogen, bio-oil, biodiesel, algal fuel, biogas, bioethanol and electrochemical conversion using microbial fuel cell and materials in form of bio adsorbents and so forth.
Presents up-to-date review of biomass processing technologies
Offers insights into use of sustainability assessment tools for 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 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.
Author Biography
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 five 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, twenty Ph.D. scholars have successfully completed their research, alongside fifty-five undergraduate and thirty-five 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 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.
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