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Microbiological Aspects of Bioenergy Production: Recent Update and Future Directions

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Biofuels are considered as alternative of fossil fuels. Nowadays, conventional fuels like as petrol, diesel, and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) are the major sources of energy. The sources of fossil fuels are limited on the Earth crust and will be finished after a certain period of time. Biofuels like bioethanol, biomethanol, biogas, biohydrogen, and biodiesel are derived from various types of biological sources (plant, algae, microbial biomass) and considered as renewable sources of energy. They are green energy sources and cost-effective and also considered as alternative of fossil fuel in the future. They can be classified into several categories such as first, second, third, and fourth generations based on the source of production. There are several methods that are currently used for the production of biofuels by utilization of several biomasses. The microorganisms such as microalgae, cyanobacteria, and fungi play an important role in the production of biofuels. These microorganisms provide suitable raw materials as well as involved bioconversion of biomass during production of biofuels. This chapter is focused on the brief introduction of biofuels and role of microorganism in the biofuel production.

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Singh, V., Tiwari, R., Chaturvedi, V.K., Singh, N., Mishra, V. (2021). Microbiological Aspects of Bioenergy Production: Recent Update and Future Directions. In: Srivastava, M., Srivastava, N., Singh, R. (eds) Bioenergy Research: Revisiting Latest Development. Clean Energy Production Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4615-4_2

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