Biotechnology for Biofuel Production and Optimization

Biotechnology for Biofuel Production and Optimization is the compilation of current research findings that cover the entire process of biofuels production from manipulation of genes and pathways to organisms and renewable feedstocks for efficient biofuel production as well as different cultivation techniques and process scale-up considerations. This book captures recent breakthroughs in the interdisciplinary areas of systems and synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and bioprocess engineering for renewable, cleaner sources of energy.

Describes state-of-the-art engineering of metabolic pathways for the production of a variety of fuel moleculesDiscusses recent advances in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering for rational design, construction, evaluation of novel pathways and cell chassisCovers genome engineering technologies to address complex biofuel-tolerant phenotypes for enhanced biofuel production in engineered chassisPresents the use of novel microorganisms and expanded substrate utilization strategies for production of targeted fuel moleculesExplores biohybrid methods for harvesting bioenergyDiscusses bioreactor design and optimization of scale-up

1. Engineering Central Metabolism for Production of Higher Alcohol-based Biofuels 2. Secondary Metabolism for Isoprenoid-based Biofuels 3. Metabolic Engineering for Fatty Acid and Biodiesel Production 4. Pathway and Strain Design for Biofuels Production 5. RNA-Based Molecular Sensors for Biosynthetic Pathway Design, Evolution, and Optimization 6. Pathway Assembly and Optimization 7. Design of Dynamic Pathways 8. Applications of Constraint-Based Models for Biochemical Production 9. Biotechnological Strategies for Advanced Biofuel Production: Enhancing Tolerance Phenotypes Through Genome-Scale Modifications 10. Evolutionary Methods for Improving the Production of Biorenewable Fuels and Chemicals 11. Biomass Utilization 12. Ralstonia eutropha H16 as a Platform for the Production of Biofuels, Biodegradable Plastics, and Fine Chemicals from Diverse Carbon Resources 13. Methane Biocatalysis: Selecting the Right Microbe 14. Photosynthetic Platform Strain Selection: Strain Selection Considerations and Large-Scale Production Limitations 15. Interpreting and Designing Microbial Communities for Bioprocess Applications, from Components to Interactions to Emergent Properties 16. Cell-Free Biotechnologies 17. Microbial Electrochemical Cells and Biorefinery Energy Efficiency 18. Photobiohybrid Solar Conversion with Metalloenzymes and Photosynthetic Reaction Centers 19. Scale-Up—Bioreactor Design and Culture Optimization 20. Scale-Up Considerations for Biofuels