Electro-Fermentation for Synthesis of Chemicals, Biochemicals and Biofuels

This book covers the basics and applied aspects of electro-fermentation and their applications in synthesizing various bio-products. It combines principles of electrochemistry and fermentation to produce valuable chemicals, biochemicals and biofuels. It also includes examples of these synthesized products such as organic acids, alcohols, hydrogen and biopolymers. The topics covered include recent advancements in electrode materials, synthetic biology integration and scale-up efforts. The book is a valuable reference for beginners, researchers and professionals interested in bioprocess engineering, biochemical engineering, environmental engineering and allied fields.

Basic principle of electro-fermentation.- Electro-fermentation for biochemical production.- Electro-fermentation for chemical production.- Electro-fermentation for biofuel production.- Industrial application of Electro-fermentation for biochemical synthesis.- Application of microbial electrosynthesis and electro-fermentation using carbon dioxide for the production of useful products.- Application of Electro-fermentation of food waste for biofuel production.- Electro-fermentation for treatment of solid waste for the synthesis of high value added product generation.- Process parameter optimization of Electro-fermentation.- Electro-fermentation for circular carbon economy.- Application of bioelectrochemical technologies for resource recovery.- Application of dark fermentationand Electro-fermentation for utilizing CO2 conversion for value added product generation.- Application of Microbial electrosynthesis using bioelectrochemical system.- Application of bioelectrochemical system for sustainable treatment of waste material.- Microbial electrolysis cell for generation of hydrogen.- Production of chemicals using Electro-fermentation by utilizing syngas.

Dr. Surajbhan Sevda completed his Ph.D. in 2013 from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India. He is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India. Prior to this, he was a scientific officer (research scientist) at IIT Guwahati, India. Dr. Sevda has authored over 52 research articles in scientific journals and contributed 44 book chapters. He has also edited eight books covering topics such as green energy, solid waste management, mathematical and statistical applications in food engineering, electrochemistry, and bioreactor design for vaccine production. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology from the University of Rajasthan in 2006 and his Master of Technology in Fermentation Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT), University of Mumbai, India, in 2008. In 2018, he was a visiting scientist at the University of Calgary, Canada.