Biomass-Based Green Technology for Circular Economy

This book provides up to date information on advanced technologies and future directions for management of waste biomass for carbon neutrality and development of circular economy. It addresses critical environmental issues and challenges related to agro-waste management. It provides practical solutions to the readers on how to meet these challenges. Features: - Summarizes the application of waste biomass for development of value-added products for sustainable development using green technologies. - Provides detailed work on biomass based green technology. - Highlights biofuel production with wastewater remediation simultaneously with microbial fuel cell. - Offers a substantial contribution for solving the problem of biomass waste which can be used as a feedstock for valuable biofuel and fine chemicals production. - Explores different aspects of biological methods and use of nanomaterials for removal of contaminants, recycling, and reusing. The book is aimed to provide wide information to researchers and professionals on state-of-art of biotechnology, circular economy, and waste treatment.

Riti Thapar Kapoor is an Associate Professor in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. Dr. Kapoor has seventeen years of teaching and research experience, and her area of specialization is environmental biotechnology, bioremediation, wastewater treatment and abiotic stresses. She has completed many national and international research projects and published several reviews articles and research papers in the journals of international repute. Mika Sillanpää's research work centers on chemical treatment in environmental engineering and environmental monitoring and analysis. The focus of recent research has been on the resource recovery from waste streams. Since 2000, he has been a full professor/adjunct professor at the University of Oulu, the University of Eastern Finland, the LUT University, the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Johannesburg.

1. Biomass to Energy: Conversion Technologies, Application, Challenges, and Prospects. 2.Lignocellulosic Biomass Sources for Biofuel Production Prospects and Challenges. 3.Food Processing Wastes as a Source for Various Value-Added Products Using a Circular Bioeconomy Approach. 4.Agricultural Wastes as a Source of Fine Chemicals. 5.Parthenium hysterophorus: From Weed to Eco-friendly Solution for Biogas and Waste Water Treatment. 6.Transforming Ecological Burden into Economic Opportunities: Biochemical Conversion of Parthenium hysterophorus Waste into Bio-Fertilizers and Valuable Byproducts. 7.Biomass Derived Plastics : An Eco-friendly Alternative for Sustainable Future. 8.Novel or Thermochemical Approaches for Sustainable Transformation of Agricultural Wastes into Value Added Products. 9.Biobutanol for Biofuel: Technologies and Commercial Approach. 10.Catalytic Upcycling of Biomass-Derived Polymers: Advancement in Green Catalysis for Sustainable Materials. 11.Valorization of Agricultural Biomass Waste into Bio-based Chemicals: Sustainable Pathways and Challenges. 12.Biomass Derived Plastic Alternatives: A Path Towards Environmental Sustainability. 13.Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biofuel Production : An Overview and Future Prospects. 14.Lignocellulosic Biomass as Future Alternative for Bioethanol Production. 15.Integrated Bio-electrochemical Systems for Bioenergy Generation. 16.Microalgae Biomass as a Source of Renewable Energy: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives. 17.Recent Advances in Application of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biofuel Production: An Overview. 18.Transformation of Biomass to Energy: Current Status, Applications, Challenges and Future Prospects. 19.Aquatic Weeds as a Feedstock for Biomethane and Bioethanol Production. 20.Biofuel Production from Seaweed/Macroalgae: A Way Forward to Achieve Sustainable Future. 21.Biochemical Approaches for the Transformation of Agricultural Wastes to Fertilizer and Other Valuable Products