Biodegradation and Bioconversion of Hydrocarbons

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Heimann, Kirsten (Editor), Karthikeyan, Obulisamy Parthiba (Editor), Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
• Subjects: Environment.; Renewable energy resources.; Environmental sciences.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Waste management.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.

This book details three main topics: the screening and characterization of hydrocarbons from air, soil and water; technologies in the biodegradation of hydrocarbons; and the bioconversion of hydrocarbons for biofuel/chemicals, as well as recent developments in the remediation of hydrocarbons and the...

Table of Contents:

• Marine and Estuarine Environments
• Industrial Environments
• Urban Environments
• Natural Emissions
• In-situ remediation of hydrocarbons
• Ex-situ remediation of hydrocarbons
• Advanced remediation technologies
• Biopolymers from hydrocarbons
• Biofuels from hydrocarbons
• Biochemicals from hydrocarbons
• Techno-economics and LCA analysis.