Lignocellulosic Biomass to Biohydrogen: A Circular Economy and Sustainable Approach to Decarbonization

"[This book] reframes biomass from a linear end-of-life challenge into a circular beginning fueling a low-carbon future." ― Dr. Ranjith Krishna Pai, DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, Goverment of India

Expert solutions for the technical, environmental, and economic challenges presented by biohydrogen production

In Lignocellulosic Biomass to Biohydrogen: A Circular Economy and Sustainable Approach to Decarbonization, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive review of the available lignocellulose feedstocks for biohydrogen production and contemporary insights into new production technologies. The authors describe different management and research strategies in forestry, agriculture, agroforestry, and grasslands-based lignocellulosic biomass techniques designed to mitigate global warming.

This book offers effective solutions for decision makers involved in biohydrogen development who wish to contribute to hitting climate change targets. It also explores state-of-the-art circular economy approaches that fit neatly into practical sustainability frameworks, as well as real-world case studies on biohydrogen projects.

Readers will also find

• Thorough examinations of the use of biohydrogen in forestry, agriculture, algal, and agroforestry
• Comprehensive explorations of the different types of reactors, like stirred tank, packed bed, fluidized bed, and trickling filter
• Practical discussions of the optimization of biohydrogen production processes that leads to improved yields, reduced costs, and increased scalability
• Complete treatments of actual biohydrogen projects, including their design, implementation, and performance

Perfect for research scholars in engineering and chemical engineering instructors, this book will also benefit graduate and doctoral students in energy, environmental, and biotechnology fields with an interest in process development and cost-cutting strategies.

SURESH SUNDARAMURTHY is Head of Chemical Engineering at MANIT Bhopal (India). He has held international research positions. His work spans reactor design, environmental biotechnology, waste-to-energy, nanoengineered materials, decarbonization and green hydrogen. He has substantial experience in R&D projects. He published over 130 SCI papers, authored books and chapters, holds four patents, member of RSC and Fellow of SEEM, IEI and IIChE. He has world’s Top 2% most cited scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier.

A. ARUMUGAM is an Associate Professor at SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, with nearly 20 years of experience in biofuels and green technologies. An M.Tech graduate of NIT Trichy, his expertise includes biofuel production, bioreactor design and scale-up, process and plant design, and mass and heat transfer. He has published 72 SCI papers, edited an Elsevier book, received ECR and CRG grants, and is ranked among the World’s Top 2% most-cited scientists in Energy.

DEEPAK KUMAR is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at SUNY ESF, where he leads the Sustainable Bioprocessing and Bioproducts Laboratory. His research develops bioprocess tech­nologies that convert biomass and agro-food residues into bioplastics, biofuels, and bioproducts, integrating TEA and process modeling. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, received multiple awards, and has been ranked among the top 2% most-cited scientists in energy.

PROF. SARAT KUMAR SWAIN is a Professor of Chemistry at Veer Surendra Sai University of Tech­nology (VSSUT), Burla, Odisha. He previously served as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron, USA. He has supervised 21 Ph.D. scholars, three post-doctoral fellows, and over 50 master’s dissertations. Prof. Swain has published 150+ research articles, authored over ten books, and holds two patents.