Biomethane

A comprehensive synopsis of the production and utilization of biomethane along with important recent advances. It covers the production of biomethane with emphasis on the different biomass utilization for industrial and domestic applications and advanced genetic engineering tools and techniques to enhance biomethanation.

Sonil Nanda, PhD, is Director of Research & Development at Titan Clean Energy Projects Corporation in Craik, Saskatchewan, Canada. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and 70 book chapters and has presented at many international conferences. He is the editor of many books and serves as a fellow and/or member of many professional associations. Dr. Nanda is Assistant Subject Editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy as well as Associate Editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters and Applied Nanoscience. He has also edited several special issues of renowned journals. His research areas are related to the production of advanced biofuels and biochemicals through thermochemical and biochemical conversion technologies such as gasification, pyrolysis, carbonization, torrefaction, and fermentation. Prakash K. Sarangi, PhD, is a scientist with a specialization in food microbiology at the Central Agricultural University in Imphal, Manipur, India. Dr. Sarangi's current research is focused on bioprocess engineering, renewable energy, biofuels, biochemicals, biomaterials, fermentation technology, and postharvest engineering and technology. He has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience in biochemical engineering, microbial biotechnology, downstream processing, food microbiology, and molecular biology. He has served as a reviewer for many international journals and has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed research articles and 50 book chapters. Dr. Sarangi has also edited many books and serves as an academic editor for PLOS One journal.

1. Utilization of Waste Biomass Resources for Biogas Production 2. Characteristics, Parameters, and Process Design of Anaerobic Digesters 3. Metabolic Engineering of Methanogenic Archaea for Biomethane Production from Renewable Biomass 4. Biomethane Production through Anaerobic Digestion of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Organic Wastes 5. Recent Advancements in Thermochemical Biomethane Production 6. Thermochemical Methanation Technologies for Biosynthetic Natural Gas Production 7. A Brief Overview of Fermentative Biohythane Production 8. Socio-Economic and Techno-Economic Aspects of Biomethane and Biohydrogen