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Title

Renewable biological systems for alternative sustainable energy production / edited by Kazuhisa Miyamoto.

Publication

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1997.

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Additional Authors

• Miyamoto, Kazuhisa.
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Description

xvi, 108 pages : illustrations; 30 cm.

Series Statement

FAO agricultural services bulletin, 1010-1365 ; 128

Uniform Title

FAO agricultural services bulletin ; 128.

Subject

• Biomass energy
• Renewable energy sources
• Biological systems
• Agriculture and energy
• Power resources
• energy resources
• ENERGY RESOURCES
• RENEWABLE RESOURCES
• BIOMASS ENERGY
• FUELS

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Chapter 1. Biological energy production -- 1.1. Energy and environmental issues -- 1.2. Photosynthesis and biomass -- 1.2.1. Photosynthetic efficiency -- 1.2.2. Biomass wastes and their conversion -- 1.2.3. Fuel production via microalgal CO2 fixation -- 1.3. General problems -- Chapter 2. Energy conversion by photosynthetic organisms -- 2.1. Photosynthetic capture of solar energy -- 2.1.1. Solar energy -- 2.1.2. Why is biotechnology now applied to energy technology? -- 2.2. Photosynthesis mechanisms -- 2.2.1. Plant photosynthesis -- 2.2.2. Bacterial photosynthesis -- 2.3. Hydrogen production through solar energy conversions -- 2.3.1. Cyanobacterial hydrogen production (plant-type photosynthesis) -- 2.3.2. Bacterial hydrogen production (bacterial-type photosynthesis) -- 2.3.3. Use of photosynthesized proteins in photoelectric conversion elements -- Chapter 3. Production of fuel alcohol from cellulosic biomass -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Cellulase production -- 3.2.1. Cellulase -- 3.2.2. Screening of cellulase-producing microorganisms -- 3.2.3. Strain improvement for cellulase production -- 3.3. Saccharification of cellulosic waste materials -- 3.3.1. Pre-treatment of cellulosic waste -- 3.3.2. Saccharification of cellulosic waste -- 3.4. Use of immobilized yeast cells in alcohol fermentation's -- 3.4.1. Preparation of immobilized yeast cells -- 3.4.2. Continuous plant operation using immobilized yeast cells -- 3.4.3. Fermentation processes used in ethanol production -- 3.4.4. Flash fermentation using immobilized yeast cells -- 3.5. Alcohol production using an integrated pilot plant -- 3.5.1. Outline -- 3.5.2. Pre-treatment of cellulosic biomass -- 3.5.3. Cellulase production -- 3.5.4. Saccharification of biomass -- 3.5.5. Enzyme recovery from biomass -- 3.5.6. Concentration of sugar solutions -- 3.5.7. Alcohol fermentation -- ^3.5.8. Alcohol recovery -- 3.6. Feasibility study -- 3.7. Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Methane production -- 4.1. Microbial consortia and biological aspects of methane fermentation -- 4.1.1. Hydrolysis and acidogenesis -- 4.1.2. Acetogenesis and dehydrogenation -- 4.1.3. Methanogenesis -- 4.2. Molecular biology of methanogens -- 4.2.1. Genetic markers -- 4.2.2. Molecular cloning of methanogenic genes -- 4.2.3. Genetic transformations -- 4.3. Developments in bioreactor technology -- 4.3.1. Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) -- 4.3.2. Upflow anaerobic filter process (UAFP) -- 4.3.3. Anaerobic fluidized-bed reactor (AFBR) -- 4.3.4. Two-phase methane fermentation processes -- Chapter 5. Hydrogen production -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Biophotolysis of water by microalgae and cyanobacteria -- 5.2.1. Hydrogenase-dependent hydrogen production -- 5.2.2. Nitrogenase-dependent hydrogen production -- 5.3. Hydrogen from organic compounds -- 5.3.1. Hydrogen production by photosynthetic bacteria -- 5.3.2. Combined photosynthetic and anaerobic and bacterial hydrogen production -- 5.4. Enhancement of hydrogen-producing capabilities through genetic engineering -- 5.5. Research and development on biological hydrogen production -- 5.6. Future prospects -- Chapter 6. Oil production -- 6.1. Oil substitutes from biomass -- 6.2. Microalgae as biological sources of lipids and hydrocarbons -- 6.3. Thermochemical liquefaction of microalgae -- 6.3.1. Liquid fuels from microalgal biomass -- 6.3.2. Cultivation of microalgae -- 6.3.3. Liquefaction of microalgae -- 6.4. Algal hydrogenation -- 6.5. Future prospects -- Chapter 7. The future of renewable biological energy systems -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Biomass production potential and efficiencies -- 7.3. Fuel alcohol production from biomass -- 7.4. Methane fermentations -- 7.5. Fuels derived from microalgae -- 7.6. Conclusions.

ISBN

• 9251040591
• 9789251040591

LCCN

98222824

OCLC

• ocm38986655
• 38986655
• SCSB-765429

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library