Vaibhav V. Goud – författare

This book enables readers to understand the theoretical aspects, key steps and scientific techniques with a detailed mechanism to produce biofuels from algae.Each chapter provides the latest developments and recent advancements starting from algal cultivation techniques to the production of value-added green fuels, chemicals and products with wide applications. The volume brings together a broad range of international and interdisciplinary experts, including chemical and biological engineers, biotechnologists, process engineers, environmentalists, pharmacists and nutritionists, to one platform to explore the beneficial aspects and challenges for an algal-based biorefinery. Chapters address cutting-edge issues surrounding algal cultivation, including genetic modification of algal strains, design and optimization of photobioreactors and open-pond systems, algal oil extraction techniques and algal-derived fuel products (biodiesel, bio-gasoline, jet fuels and bio-oil). Finally, the book considers the potential environmental impacts for establishing a sustainable algal biorefinery through lifecycle analysis, techno-economic assessment and supply chain management. This book will be an important resource for students, academics and professionals interested in algal cultivation, biofuels and agricultural engineering, and renewable energy and sustainable development more broadly.

This book enables readers to understand the theoretical aspects, key steps and scientific techniques with a detailed mechanism to produce biofuels from algae.Each chapter provides the latest developments and recent advancements starting from algal cultivation techniques to the production of value-added green fuels, chemicals and products with wide applications. The volume brings together a broad range of international and interdisciplinary experts, including chemical and biological engineers, biotechnologists, process engineers, environmentalists, pharmacists and nutritionists, to one platform to explore the beneficial aspects and challenges for an algal-based biorefinery. Chapters address cutting-edge issues surrounding algal cultivation, including genetic modification of algal strains, design and optimization of photobioreactors and open-pond systems, algal oil extraction techniques and algal-derived fuel products (biodiesel, bio-gasoline, jet fuels and bio-oil). Finally, the book considers the potential environmental impacts for establishing a sustainable algal biorefinery through lifecycle analysis, techno-economic assessment and supply chain management. This book will be an important resource for students, academics and professionals interested in algal cultivation, biofuels and agricultural engineering, and renewable energy and sustainable development more broadly.

This book includes select proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Solutions for Energy Transitions (ASSET 2025), organized by the School of Energy Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India from January 2 to 4, 2025. This volume provide a comprehensive coverage of major areas in sustainable energy generation, including biomass and biofuels, hydrogen energy, and biomass-derived chemicals. It features a wide range of research contributions spanning diverse energy themes and highlights recent advancements in biohydrogen production, biomass-based chemical processes, and clean fuel technologies. Together, these contributions offer an integrated overview of current research progress, emerging technologies, and practical applications that are expected to play a significant role in shaping future sustainable energy transitions. This book will be especially valuable for researchers, postgraduate students, industry practitioners, policy makers, technology developers, and academic institutions involved in renewable energy and sustainability, energy system design, clean technology deployment, and transition planning.

As India progresses fast in the 21st century, we also face daunting challenges of energy security and climate change. These include biofuels (both liquid and gaseous) through thermochemical and biochemical conversion of biomass, solar energy through thermal and photo-voltaic routes, wind energy and hydroelectric energy.