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Industrial Methanogenesis: Biomethane Production from Organic Wastes for Energy Supplementation

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There is a limited availability of fossil fuels on earth, which is depleting at a faster pace with growing energy demands worldwide. Moreover, the burning of fossil fuels releases toxic gases which are harmful for all living beings and increase the earth’s temperature by global warming. Therefore, there is a need to look for other alternative renewable energy sources which can play a major role in mitigating energy needs. The gaseous biofuel derived from biomass, like methane and hydrogen, is considered to be renewable energy carriers, as there is abundant biomass available on earth. Although the production of methane from biological route is old, there are few considerations which need to be addressed like economical feasibility, feed supply and improvement in production capabilities. The report deals with major issues involved with methane production from organic wastes, methanogens and their diversity, production efficiency and sustainability in the near future.

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  1. Authors Ruchi Agrawal and Amit Verma contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, India

    Ruchi Agrawal & Amit Verma

  2. Department of Bioenergy, DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Bioenergy Research, Sector 13, Faridabad, Haryana, India

    Ruchi Agrawal

  3. Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, SD Agricultural University, SK Nagar, Gujarat, India

    Amit Verma

  4. Department of Biotechnology, College of Basic Science & Humanities, S.D. Agriculture University, SK Nagar, India

    Shulbhi Verma

  5. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Ajit Varma

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Agrawal, R., Verma, A., Verma, S., Varma, A. (2021). Industrial Methanogenesis: Biomethane Production from Organic Wastes for Energy Supplementation. In: Prasad, R., Kumar, V., Singh, J., Upadhyaya, C.P. (eds) Recent Developments in Microbial Technologies. Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4439-2_4

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