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Microbial Technologies for Biorefineries: Current Research and Future Applications

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Biofuels Production – Sustainability and Advances in Microbial Bioresources

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Abstract

Conventional resources becoming limited due to the increase in population and energy demand. This rise in energy demand has increased consumer prices and pressure on the environment. This prompted researchers to take care of sustainable energy resources. In this case, biomass is only environmentally friendly renewable resource which is used for the production of chemicals and fuels. A system similar to a petroleum refinery is required to produce fuels and useful chemicals from biomass and is known as a biorefinery. Biorefineries have been subdivided into various categories on the basis of technology and biomass used. In this chapter, types of biorefineries and microbes which are used for the production of valuable products are discussed.

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The authors would like to thank Director, DEI, for his continuous support and encouragement. SM is grateful to Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Deemed University, Agra, for sanctioning the Research Project, DEI/Minor Project/2017-18 (iv), as a start-up grant. DG is thankful to DST-INSPIRE for providing the fellowship.

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Goyal, D., Mishra, S., Dantu, P.K. (2020). Microbial Technologies for Biorefineries: Current Research and Future Applications. In: Yadav, A.N., Rastegari, A.A., Yadav, N., Gaur, R. (eds) Biofuels Production – Sustainability and Advances in Microbial Bioresources. Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53933-7_11

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