Microbial Fuels

Dr. Farshad Darvishi Harzevili earned a BSc in biology at the University of Guilan, Iran. He earned his MSc and PhD in industrial microbiology and microbial biotechnology from the University of Isfahan, Iran. He is currently a faculty member and head of the microbial biotechnology and bioprocess engineering (MBBE) group at the University of Maragheh, Iran. His main interest is in the biotechnological and environmental applications of yeasts, especially the use of agro-industrial wastes and renewable low-cost substrates in the production of biotechnologically valuable products such as microbial enzymes and biofuels. He is also interested in the expression of heterologous proteins, metabolic engineering and synthetic biology of yeasts.Dr. Ir. Serge Hiligsmann earned a Master degree of chemical engineering and a PhD Degree in engineering sciences at University of Liège, Belgium. He is currently head of the 3BIO-BioTech unit at Brussels Polytechnic School of Université Libre de Bruxelles. His researches are situated in the field of biotechnology and bioprocesses. More precisely, he investigates and develops biotechnological processes for production of cell biomass, metabolites and bioenergies based on aerobic or anaerobic fermentation and/or valorisation of residual organic materials.

"This is a substantial and comprehensive body of work that tackles a wide range of aspects of microbial fuels. It has a large target audience: students; scientists; researchers; industries; corporations; and government agencies, and achieves being a useful and suitable text for all these groups. The book chapters guide the reader from the basics for the novice reader through to the more complex and detailed parts suitable for experts. The case studies that are towards the end of each chapter are a particularly interesting feature and offer something different to the content of many other text books. The reader is competently guided through each topic, with text which is easy to follow and digest."— Elizabeth Heidrich, Newcastle University, United Kingdom

• 1. Impressive Potential of Microorganisms to Achieve the Transition from FossilFuels to BiofuelsFarshad Darvishi and Serge HiligsmannSection I Gaseous Biofuels2. Bioenergy Production from Waste SubstratesAmit Kumar, Anish Ghimire, Bo H. Svensson, and Piet N.L. Lens3. Biomethane from Industrial and Municipal WastewaterMiriam H.A. van Eekert and Grietje Zeeman4. Microbial Biomethane from Solid Wastes: Principles and Biotechnogical ProcessesAntoine P. Trzcinski and David C. Stuckey5. Microbial Biomethane Production from Municipal Solid Waste Using High SoildsAnaerobic DigestionGregory R. Hinds, Piet N.L. Lens, Qiong Zhang, and Sarina J. Ergas6. Microbial Biomethane Production from Agricultural Solid WastesRémy Bayard and Pierre Buffière7. Dark Fermentative Hydrogen Production: From Concepts to a Sustainable ProductionPatrícia Madeira da Silva Moura, Joana Resende Ortigueira, Idania Valdez-Vazquez,Ganesh Dattatray Saratale, Rijuta Ganesh Saratale, and Carla AlexandraMonteiro da Silva8. Engineering Strategies for Enhancing Photofermentative Biohydrogen Productionby Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria Using Dark Fermentation EffluentsAnish Ghimire, Giovanni Esposito, Vincenzo Luongo, Francesco Pirozzi,Luigi Frunzo, and Piet N.L. Lens9. Hydrogen Photoproduction by Oxygenic Photosynthetic MicroorganismsFabrice Franck, Bart Ghysels, and Damien GodauxSection II Liquid Biofuels10. Microbial Production of Liquid Biofuels through Metabolic EngineeringWei Ning Chen and Jiahua Shi11. Designing a Plant for Bioethanol Production from Different Raw Materials:The Biowanze Ethanol Plant as a Case StudyOlivier Janssens12. Microbial Lipids as Diesel Replacement: Current Challenges and Recent AdvancesHatim Machrafi, Christophe Minetti, and Carlo Saverio IorioSection III Prospects for Future Development of Biofuels13. New Tools for Bioprocess Analysis and Optimization of Microbial Fuel ProductionIsabelle France George, Philippe Bogaerts, Dimitri Gilis, Marianne Rooman,and Jean-François Flot14. Industrial Integration of Biotechnological Processes from Raw Material to EnergyIntegration: Study by Modeling ApproachGrégoire Léonard, Andreas Pfennig, Ayse Dilan Celebi, Shivom Sharma,and François Maréchal15. Perspectives of Microbial Fuels for Low-Income and Emerging Countries:Biogas ProductionPuhulwella G. Rathnasiri