1st Edition

Biohydrogen Production Recent Insights in Modeling, Storage, and Technology

390 Pages 1 Color & 55 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

390 Pages 1 Color & 55 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

Worldwide concern for clean energy, environmental protection, and global warming has given rise to the rapid search for alternative energy sources. Hydrogen as an alternative energy for the future is considered in high regard due to its efficiency as well as its sustainability. This new book presents up-to-date information on solutions for the production of biohydrogen from renewable sources for... Read more

1. Biohydrogen Production and Storage Aspects: Prospects and Challenges

Himanshu Kachroo, Ravi Shankar, and Prasenjit Mondal

2. Storage Aspect of Biohydrogen: Production Type, Methods, and Needs, a Comparative Analysis

Vijyendra Kumar and Chandrakant Thakur

3. Production of Hydrogen by Gasification Technology: Feed Stocks, Mechanism, Environmental Issues, and Economic Aspects

Krushna Prasad Shadangi, Soumya Sasmal, and Prakash Kumar Sarangi

4. Advances in Co-Gasification Technology for Biohydrogen Production

Prachiprava Pradhan, Dharmendra Kumar Bal, Jaykumar Bhasarkar, Mukesh Jitsingh Chaddha, and Anupam Agnihotri

5. Modeling of Gasifiers for Biohydrogen Production

Abinash Mahapatro, Binayak Pattanayak, Alok Kumar, and Krushna Prasad Shadangi

6. Catalytic Pyrolysis and Reforming of Agro-Waste for Hydrogen Production

Piyush Pratap Singh, Akanksha Goyal, Anurag Jaswal, and Tarak Mondal

7. A Critical Overview of Biohydrogen Production

Rimjhim Mohanty and Saroj Sundar Baral

8. Integration of Dark Fermentative and Photo-Fermentative Processes for Hydrogen Production

Rajesh K. Srivastava, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Krushna Prasad Shadangi

9. Insights on Biogas and Biohydrogen Production from Food Waste: Production, Sustainability, and Economy

Puneet Kumar Singh, Snehasish Mishra, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Pratikhya Mohanty, and Tapan Kumar Adhya

10. Food Waste for Biohydrogen Generation

Gagan Kumar Panigrahi, Annapurna Sahoo, and Kunja Bihari Satapathy

11. Hydrogen Production from Microalgae

Mrinal Kumar Sarma, Koel Saha, Divya Mudgil, and Sanjukta Subudhi

12. Biohydrogen Production Using Microbial Electrolysis Cells

Akshay Jain, Bhaskor Jyoti Bora, Bhaskar Jyoti Medhi, Rakesh Kumar, Sukanta Roy, and Abdulrajak Buradi

Biography

Prakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD, is a Scientist with specialization in Microbiology at the Central Agricultural University in India. He has published journal articles and book chapters and is the editor of several books from international publishers. His journal editorial roles include guest editor, editorial board member, and associate editor for journals such as PLOS One, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 3 Biotech, among others.

Krushna Prasad Shadangi, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, India. His expertise is in the area of biofuels, especially thermocatalytic and co-conversion of biomass, successive utilization of waste plastic for biofuel upgrading, plastics to fuels, chemical kinetics, conversion of liquid wastes to fuels, and removal of heavy metals from wastewater. He has published book chapters, journal papers, and the book Liquid Biofuels: Fundamentals, Characterization and Application.

Pravakar Mohanty, PhD, is a Scientist in the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, in New Delhi, India. He has conducted research at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and worked at the European Bioenergy Research Institute at Aston University, Birmingham, UK. He has published in peer-reviewed international journals and has written book chapters to his credit. His research experience is in technology transfer, knowledge translation, development of fuel products, bulk and fine chemicals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and food processing agents and materials.

Sanjukta Subudhi, PhD, a Senior Fellow and Area Convener, Microbial Biofuels and Biochemicals Area, & DBT-TERI Center of Excellence on Advanced Biofuels, Advanced Biofuels Division, New Delhi, India, where she leads the Advanced Microbial Biofuel and Biochemical Research Group. She has published research articles, conference papers, book chapters, and several patents. She has been a guest editor of the journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefinery as well as editor of various journals.