Biogas Production: From Anaerobic Digestion to a Sustainable Bioenergy Industry

This book focuses on biogas production by anaerobic digestion, which is the most popular bioenergy technology of today. Using anaerobic digestion for the production of biogas is a sustainable approach that simultaneously also allows the treatment of organic waste. The energy contained in the substrate is released in the form of biogas, which can be employed as a renewable fuel in diverse industrial sectors.

Although biogas generation is considered an established process, it continues to evolve, e.g. by incorporating modifications and improvements to increase its efficiency and its downstream applications. The chapters of this book review the progress made related to feedstock, system configuration and operational conditions. It also addresses microbial pathways utilized, as well as storage, transportation and usage of biogas.

This book is an up-to-date resource for scientists and students working on improving biogas production.

Dr. Nagamani Balagurusamy is Professor at the Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Torreon, Mexico. Previously, he worked as Associate Professor at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. Over the last 30 years, his research interest has been in the biology of anaerobic digesters, with particular emphasis on the interactions between anaerobic bacteria and archaea.
He teaches Biochemistry, Microbial Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering, Microbial Physiology, Bioremediation and Microbial Molecular Ecology to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Biochemical Engineering Programs. He is recognized as Level 1 Member of the National Research Scientists System of Mexico by the National Council of Science and Technology of the Government of Mexico.

Dr. Anuj K. Chandel is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. Dr. Chandel’s research interests are biofuels and biochemical production based on the biorefinery concept. As a frequently invited speaker at international conferences and forums he regularly lectures on technical and strategic aspects of biomass energy.
He has published his research work in leading journals, and co-edited books on xylitol, sustainable degradation of lignocellulosic biomass, Brazilian and Indian biofuels development, sustainable sources of energy, and others. Additionally, he is a reviewer for numerous prominent journals, industrial projects of various funding agencies and a consultant for several biotechnology startups.