Bio-hydrogen Energy and Sustainable Development

by Vyas, Deepak & Rajan Kumar Gupta

ISBN: 9789351240044
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 10495.00
Biblio : xii+292p., figs., tabls., ind., 25cm

Author Profile

Dr. Deepak Vyas obtained M.Sc. (1987) from Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar and Ph.D. (1992) from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, is Associate Professor in Department of Botany, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar. Dr. Vyas has 17 years of teaching and 23 years of research experience. 15 students has obtained their Ph.D. degree under the guidance and 3 are working for their Ph.D. Dr. Vyas is UGC Research Awardee and reciepient of International award on Ozone depletion. Dr. Vyas has published about 150 papers in National and International Journals. He has edited 3 books “Soil Microflora”, “Microbial Biotechnology and Ecology” and “Biotechnology: An Overview”. Dr. Rajan Kumar Gupta has worked on Ecophysiology of Antarctic Cyanobacteria for his Ph.D. degree with Late Prof. A.K. Kashyap of Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. For the past twenty years he has been working on various aspects of Antarctic microflora. Dr. Gupta has published 10 books, more than 40 chapters in various books, 70 technical papers in various national and international journals of repute. Presently, Dr. Gupta is teaching Microbiology and Biotechnology in Department of Botany, Govt. P.G. College, Rishikesh (Dehradun), Uttarakhand.

About The Book

The present global environmental condition is critical. Paris Summit 2015 on climate change is a burning example how much politicians are concerned about the deteriorating conditions of the world. It is well advertised and propagated information that fossil fuels are not everlasting. Therefore, there is need to search renewable sources of energy. Plants and microbes are wonderful gift of nature for humankind. They have great potential to solve our any problems. They are also great scavengers who can clean the environment but greedy humans have victimized them and brutally remove them for uneven development of the world. An attempt has been made through this book, how tiny organisms like bacteria, cyanobacteria and microalgae could be used to generate hydrogen from them, what are the methods and techniques, how we can increase the H2 production, what are the mechanisms of storage of H2 and all such information is given in this book. Besides this how we can achieve sustainable development through biologically produced H2 is also mentioned. Overall, it is a good collection of information for those who are working on hydrogen energy and sustainable development programmes.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii 1. Introduction 1 2. Methods Used for Estimation of Hydrogen and/or Hydrogenase 19 3. Hydrogen Production by Bacteria 23 4. Hydrogen Production by Algae 49 5. Hydrogen Production by Cyanobacteria 63 6. Role of Fe-Hydrogenase in Biological Hydrogen Production 97 7. Hydrogen Production by Symbiotic Systems 111 8. Hydrogen Production by Chloroplasts 115 9. Bio-Hydrogen Production from Waste Materials 121 10. Application of Electrochemical Technology for Bioproduction of Hydrogen and Sustainable Development 139 11. Bioreactors for Biohydrogen Production 149 12. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 157 13. Hyvolution 167 14. Hydrogen as a Possible Alternative to Fossil Fuels: “State-of-the-Art” 177 15. Solution to the Climate Problem through Hydrogen Energy 183 16. Sustainable Development and Hydrogen Production 193 17. Status of Biological Hydrogen Production 209 18. Future Lines of Investigation 213 References 217 Index 291