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Contents

List of contributors xv
Preface xxiii

Part I Concept of integrated biorefinery systems
for waste management 1

1. Solid waste biorefineries 3
A. Saravanan, R.V. Hemavathy, T.R. Sundararaman, S. Jeevanantham,
P. Senthil Kumar and P.R. Yaashikaa
1.1 Introduction 3
1.2 Solid wastes 5
1.3 Biomass pretreatment methods 8
1.4 Pyrolysis 9
1.5 Liquid yield: influence of various parameters 12
1.6 Sludge derived bio-oil 13
1.7 Overview of the conversion of biomass to fuel 14
1.8 Future trends of refinery products 15
References 15

Part II Sources and operation of waste biorefineries 19

2. Bacterial production of fatty acid and biodiesel: opportunity
and challenges 21
Manish Kumar, Rashmi Rathour, Juhi Gupta, Ashok Pandey,
Edgard Gnansounou and Indu Shekhar Thakur
2.1 Introduction 21
2.2 Fatty acid and hydrocarbon production 24
2.3 Fatty acid production using different carbon sources 26
2.4 Transesterification reaction 36
2.5 Future prospects: opportunity and challenges 41
2.6 Conclusion 42
Acknowledgments 43
References 43