Bioreactors for Microbial Biomass and Energy Conversion

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Liao, Qiang (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Chang, Jo-shu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Herrmann, Christiane (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Xia, Ao (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Renewable energy resources.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Water pollution.; Biochemical engineering.; Fluid mechanics.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Biochemical Engineering.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.

This book discusses recent trends and developments in the microbial conversion process, which serves as an important route for biofuel production, with particular attention to bioreactors. It combines microbial conversion with multiphase flow and mass transfer, providing an alternative perspective f...

Table of Contents:

• Biomass and Bioenergy: Current State
• Role of Bioreactors in Microbial Biomass and Energy Conversion
• Photoautotrophic Microalgal Cultivation
• Heterotrophic Microalgal Cultivation
• Biogas from Anaerobic Digestion
• Hydrogen from Dark Fermentation
• Hydrogen from Photo Fermentation
• Fermentative Alcohols Production
• Biofuels from Microbial Fatty Acids
• Electricity from Microbial Fuel Cells
• Biofuels from Bioelectrochemical Systems
• Concluding Remarks and Perspectives.  .