About this ebook
Features:
- Expands the horizon of biomass valorization by presenting novel, scalable technologies that can be directly applied by scientists and engineers.
- Explores emerging R&D trends in microbial‐based biorefineries, including the valorization of novel and underutilized biodegradable waste streams such as agri‐waste, fruit waste, and fats/oils/greases, alongside traditional residues like agricultural biomass.
- Focuses on the upcycling and beneficiation of diverse organic waste streams into a broader portfolio of value‐added products, including biochemicals, biomaterials, food additives, biofuels, and biostimulants.
- Contextualizes innovations through comprehensive techno‐economic assessments and life cycle studies, evaluating the economic and environmental viability of these solutions.
By focusing on scalable, economically viable innovations and positioning microbial cell factories as key enablers of resource valorization, this book bridges policy aspirations and practical applications, offering readers in chemical, biological, and environmental engineering and related disciplines concrete pathways to translate circular economy concepts into industrial reality.
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About the author
Patrick Sekoai is a senior lecturer at North‐West University, Mahikeng, South Africa. He obtained his PhD in Bioprocess Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Sizwe Ndlovu is an associate professor at North‐West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. He obtained his PhD in Microbiology from Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Olivier Habimana is an associate professor at the Guangdong Technion‐Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, China. Prof. Habimana holds a PhD in Environmental Microbiology from the Université Paris‐Sud XI‐INRA, France.
