ABSTRACT

An easy-to-use reference source on the applications and management of biotechnology!

The Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology is a unique resource for state-of-the-art research findings on biotechnological innovations and their potential for commercial exploitation. This comprehensive reference gives you immediate access to information on the application of bioresource technology as it relates to industrial, food, and environmental biotechnology. Practitioners, academics, and researchers representing a wide range of disciplines examine vital issues including the production and applications of microbial enzymes and organic acids, fermentation, wastewater treatment, and air pollution.

The Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology will bring you up-to-date on advances in the applications and management of bioprocesses, biomass, bioenergy, biological waste treatment, biotransformations, and conversion and production technologies. This vital information has been organized in an easy-to-use format that lets you become familiar with highlights of the most relevant topics and includes photographs, figures, and tables. Issues addressed in the book include:

  • agro-industrial residues for bioprocesses
  • solid-state fermentation for bioconversion of biomass
  • alcoholic fermentation
  • food grade yeast production
  • treatment of industrial effluents
  • anaerobic animal waste environments
  • reactors for wastewater treatment
  • and much more!
The Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology is a vital resource for practitioners, researchers, and academics working in the areas of biotechnology, chemical engineering, resource, energy and conservation sciences, process technology, applied microbiology, and farm and industrial waste technology.

Figures Tables About the Editor Contributors Foreword Preface Part I: Environmental Biotechnology Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Introduction Conventional Biological Wastewater Treatment Advanced Wastewater Treatment Nutrients in Wastewater Conclusions Anaerobic Animal-Waste Environments: Salmonella Species Ecology Introduction Salmonella Physiology in the Anaerobic Waste Environment Salmonella Pathogenicity in the Waste Environment Conclusions Biobeneficiation Introduction Possible Mechanisms The Practice Conclusions Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Introduction Biodegradation of PAHs by Aerobic Bacteria Biodegradation of PAHs by Anaerobic Bacteria Biodegradation of PAHs by Fungi Biodegradation of PAHs by Algae Conclusions Biofiltration Introduction History of Biofiltration Process Description Mechanism of Biofiltration Microbial Aspects of Biofiltration Biofilter Media Characteristics of an “Ideal” Biofilter Performance Parameters Advantages and Disadvantages of Biofiltration Commercial Application of Biofilters Conclusions Biological Control of Air Pollution Introduction Process Description Process Modeling and Design Operation and Maintenance Conclusions Biomethanogenesis