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Summary
Summary
Human actions across the past few centuries have led to a depletion of the world's natural energy sources, as well as large scale environmental degradation. In the context of these current global issues, this book covers the latest research on the application and use of microbes in topical areas such as bioremediation and biofuels. With chapters covering environmental clean-up, microbial fuel cells and biohydrogen, it provides a comprehensive discussion of the latest developments in the field of microbe utilization.
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The title of this book leads readers to expect broad coverage of an important subject; however, the topics discussed are overly focused to the point of redundancy. The editor did a poor job of conveying direction to the contributing authors and of editing the contributions to remove excess material, which resulted in overlapping chapters with duplicated topics. For example, chapter 9 provides background information on microbial fuel cells even though the first five chapters thoroughly discuss the same topic. The chapters on biofuels and hydrogen generation are also repetitive, including many of the same references. All figures are in black and white, and many are illegible because they are blurry or the resolution is too low, such as figures 3.2 and 7.2. The book lacks enough information to satisfy engineers or practical examples to suggest investment opportunities to entrepeneurs, the apparent target audiences. Its only redeeming aspect is the general information on bioremediation of fission products, which provides a good starting point for researching the subject. Overall, the book would have been more valuable had it provided the same information in a concise manner with more practical examples and better organization. Summing Up: Optional. Graduate students and above. J. M. Tomich Kansas State University
Table of Contents
| Contributors | p. x |
| Foreword | p. xii |
| Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
| About the Editor | p. xiv |
| Part 1 Microbial Biotechnology: Present and Future Prospects | |
| 1 Emerging Trends in Microbial Biotechnology: Energy and Environment | p. 1 |
| Part 2 Harnessing Sustainable Energy Sources from Microbes | |
| 2 The Microbiology of Microbial Electric Systems | p. 16 |
| 3 A Comparative Assessment of Bioelectrochemical Systems and Enzymatic Fuel Cells | p. 39 |
| 4 Electrical Energy from Microorganisms | p. 58 |
| 5 Rumen Microbial Fuel Cells | p. 78 |
| Part 3 Mechanistics of Bioenergy Production | |
| 6 Systems Microbiology Approach to Bioenergy | p. 97 |
| 7 Nanotechnology and Bioenergy: Innovations and Applications | p. 112 |
| 8 Host Engineering for Biofuel-Tolerant Phenotypes | p. 148 |
| Part 4 Bioenergy from Wastes and Pollutant Removal | |
| 9 Microbial Fuel Cells: Electricity Generation from Organic Wastes by Microbes | p. 162 |
| 10 Integration of Anaerobic Digestion and Oil Accumulation: Bioenergy Production and Pollutants Removal | p. 190 |
| 11 Biohydrogen Generation Through Solid Phase Anaerobic Digestion from Organic Solid Waste | p. 207 |
| Part 5 Microalgae for Biofuels | |
| 12 Algae - A Novel Biomass Feedstock for Biofuels | p. 224 |
| 13 Biofuel from Microalgae: Myth versus Reality | p. 240 |
| Part 6 Bioremediation Technologies for Petroleum Hydrocarbons, PAHs and Xenobiotics | |
| 14 Biodegradatiun of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soils | p. 250 |
| 15 Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) | p. 279 |
| 16 The Role of Biological Control in the Creation of Bioremediation Technologies | p. 297 |
| Part 7 Bioremediation of Nuclear Waste | |
| 17 Bioremediation of Uranium, Transuranic Waste and Fission Products | p. 310 |
| 18 Uranium Bioremediation: Nanotechnology and Biotechnology Advances | p. 349 |
| Part 8 Extremophitic Microbes: Role in Environmental Cleanup | |
| 19 Going Extreme for Small Solutions to Big Environmental Challenges | p. 363 |
| Index | p. 382 |
