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Sustainable utilization of natural resources / edited by Prasenjit Mondal and Ajay K. Dalai.

Contributor(s): Mondal, Prasenjit [editor.] | Dalai, Ajay Kumar, 1959- [editor.] | Taylor and Francis.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2017Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (638 pages) : 160 illustrations.ISBN: 9781315153292.Subject(s): Conservation of natural resources | Fuel | Green chemistry | Renewable energy sources | Sustainable buildings | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / GeneralAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 333.79/4 Online resources: Click here to view.
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1.Sustainability Issues in the Twenty-First Century and Introduction to Sustainable Ways for Utilization of Natural Resources / Amiya Kumar Ray, Prasenjit Mondal, and Kumar Anupam -- 2.Clean Coal Technologies / Prabu Vairakannu -- 3.Downstream Processing of Heavier Petroleum Fractions / Shubham Saroha, Prasenjit Mondal, and Deepak Tandon -- 4.Hydrogen from Natural Gas / Mumtaj Shah, Prasenjit Mondal, Ameeya Kumar Nayak, and Ankur Bordoloi -- 5.Liquid Fuels from Oil Sands / Sandeep Badoga and Ajay K. Dalai -- 6.Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: An Overview of Pretreatment, Hydrolysis, and Fermentation / Hossain Zabed, J. N. Sahu, and Akter Suely -- 7.Butanol from Renewable Biomass: Highlights of Downstream Processing and Recovery Techniques / Sonil Nanda, Ajay K. Dalai, and Janusz A. Kozinski -- 8.Oil from Algae / Prasenjit Mondal, Preety Kumari, Jyoti Singh, Shobhit Verma, Amit Kumar Chaurasia, and Rajesh P. Singh -- 9.Biofertilizers and Biopesticides: A Holistic Approach for Sustainable Agriculture / P. Balasubramanian and P. Karthickumar -- 10.Production of Life-Saving Drugs from Marine Sources / Rakesh Maurya and Sudhir Kumar -- 11.Production of Life-Saving Drugs from Himalayan Herbs / Kriti Juneja, Shashank Sagar Saini, Mariam Gaid, Ludger Beerhues, and Debabrata Sircarvi Contents -- 12.Energy Production through Microbial Fuel Cells / Ravi Shankar, Niren Pathak, Amit Kumar Chaurasia, Prasenjit Mondal, and Shri Chand -- 13.Harvesting Solar Energy: Fundamentals and Applications / Syed Shaheer Uddin Ahmed, Sayedus Salehin, Md. Mustafizur Rahman, and A. K. M. Sadrul Islam -- 14.Utilization of CO 2 for Fuels and Chemicals / Fatin Hasan and Paul A. Webley -- 15.Hydrogen from Water / Pramod H. Borse -- 16.Integrated Water Resources Management / Narayan C. Ghosh -- 17.Water Optimization in Process Industries / Elvis Ahmetovic, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Zdravko Kravanja, and Nidret Ibric -- 18.Energy Integration in Process Plants / Pratik N. Sheth, Suresh Gupta, and Sushil Kumar -- 19.Green Building / Shahriar Shams and M. Motiar Rahman -- 20.Life Cycle Analysis as the Sustainability Assessment Multicriteria Decision Tool for Road Transport Biofuels / Vineet Kumar Rathore, Lokendra Singh Thakur, and Prasenjit Mondal -- 21.Optimization of Life Cycle Net Energy of Algal Biofuel Production / Varun Sanwal, Raja Chowdhury, and Jhuma Sadhukhan -- 22.Sustainable Production and Utilization Technologies of Biojet Fuels / Philip E. Boahene and Ajay K. Dalai -- Index.
Abstract: Increased research is going on to explore the new cleaner options for the utilization of natural resources. This book aims to provide the scientific knowhow and orientation in the area of the emerging technologies for utilization of natural resources for sustainable development to the readers. The book includes production of energy and lifesaving drugs using natural resources as well as reduction of wastage of resources like water and energy for sustainable development in both technological as well as modeling aspects.
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Contents -- Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1.Sustainability Issues in the Twenty-First Century and Introduction to Sustainable Ways for Utilization of Natural Resources / Amiya Kumar Ray, Prasenjit Mondal, and Kumar Anupam -- 2.Clean Coal Technologies / Prabu Vairakannu -- 3.Downstream Processing of Heavier Petroleum Fractions / Shubham Saroha, Prasenjit Mondal, and Deepak Tandon -- 4.Hydrogen from Natural Gas / Mumtaj Shah, Prasenjit Mondal, Ameeya Kumar Nayak, and Ankur Bordoloi -- 5.Liquid Fuels from Oil Sands / Sandeep Badoga and Ajay K. Dalai -- 6.Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: An Overview of Pretreatment, Hydrolysis, and Fermentation / Hossain Zabed, J. N. Sahu, and Akter Suely -- 7.Butanol from Renewable Biomass: Highlights of Downstream Processing and Recovery Techniques / Sonil Nanda, Ajay K. Dalai, and Janusz A. Kozinski -- 8.Oil from Algae / Prasenjit Mondal, Preety Kumari, Jyoti Singh, Shobhit Verma, Amit Kumar Chaurasia, and Rajesh P. Singh -- 9.Biofertilizers and Biopesticides: A Holistic Approach for Sustainable Agriculture / P. Balasubramanian and P. Karthickumar -- 10.Production of Life-Saving Drugs from Marine Sources / Rakesh Maurya and Sudhir Kumar -- 11.Production of Life-Saving Drugs from Himalayan Herbs / Kriti Juneja, Shashank Sagar Saini, Mariam Gaid, Ludger Beerhues, and Debabrata Sircarvi Contents -- 12.Energy Production through Microbial Fuel Cells / Ravi Shankar, Niren Pathak, Amit Kumar Chaurasia, Prasenjit Mondal, and Shri Chand -- 13.Harvesting Solar Energy: Fundamentals and Applications / Syed Shaheer Uddin Ahmed, Sayedus Salehin, Md. Mustafizur Rahman, and A. K. M. Sadrul Islam -- 14.Utilization of CO 2 for Fuels and Chemicals / Fatin Hasan and Paul A. Webley -- 15.Hydrogen from Water / Pramod H. Borse -- 16.Integrated Water Resources Management / Narayan C. Ghosh -- 17.Water Optimization in Process Industries / Elvis Ahmetovic, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Zdravko Kravanja, and Nidret Ibric -- 18.Energy Integration in Process Plants / Pratik N. Sheth, Suresh Gupta, and Sushil Kumar -- 19.Green Building / Shahriar Shams and M. Motiar Rahman -- 20.Life Cycle Analysis as the Sustainability Assessment Multicriteria Decision Tool for Road Transport Biofuels / Vineet Kumar Rathore, Lokendra Singh Thakur, and Prasenjit Mondal -- 21.Optimization of Life Cycle Net Energy of Algal Biofuel Production / Varun Sanwal, Raja Chowdhury, and Jhuma Sadhukhan -- 22.Sustainable Production and Utilization Technologies of Biojet Fuels / Philip E. Boahene and Ajay K. Dalai -- Index.

Increased research is going on to explore the new cleaner options for the utilization of natural resources. This book aims to provide the scientific knowhow and orientation in the area of the emerging technologies for utilization of natural resources for sustainable development to the readers. The book includes production of energy and lifesaving drugs using natural resources as well as reduction of wastage of resources like water and energy for sustainable development in both technological as well as modeling aspects.

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