Bioethanol Production: Past and Present [Hardcover]

This book provides the latest research on bioethanol production from first- and second- generation feedstock. Bioethanol has emerged as one of the main alternative biofuels in recent years. The book provides a perspective on the chemistry, sources and production of bioethanol highlighting the recent developments in the field.Bioethanol : An Overview of Current Status and Future Direction.- Understanding of Different Processing Technologies for Bioethanol Production.- Current Trends in Pretreatment Technologies for Bioethanol Production: Biorefinery Concept.- A Feasible Approach for Bioethanol Production using Conventional and New Feed Stock.- Potential of Weed Biomass for Bioethanol Production.- Valorisation of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) for Bioethanol Production.- Algae as Potential Feed Stock for Bioethanol Production.Dr. Neeraj K. Aggarwal is presently working as Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, India. He is having more than 15 years of teaching experience of PG classes. He has guided 13 Ph.D research students and presently seven  students are working under his guidance. He has obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D in Microbiology from CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar .He is gold medalist and has been awarded prestigious S R Vyas gold medal of CCS Haryana Agricultural University for being best microbiological research worker. He has published more than 120 research papers, 09 review articles and14 book chapters in various journals of national and internatlƒt