Industrial Microbiology

This new volume, Industrial Microbiology: Current Progress and Novel Technologies, focuses on the effective utilization of microbial biomass in industry. Covering the industrial microbial processes for environmentally friendly production of value-added industrial compounds in food, fuel, and other related sectors, the volume covers bioconversion technologies to recover energy and fuel from plant-based nonedible biomass and other organic wastes. The chapters discuss bacillus-meditated and microbial-mediated fermentation techniques in food processing, microalgal biohydrogen for an eco-friendly biodiesel, genetically engineered microbe-mediated insulin production, polyhydroxyalkanoate bioplastics, bacterial-based amylase enzyme (used in many products), utilizing microbial biopesticides, microbial synthesis of biodegradable polymers, microalgae in the production of biodiesel, microbial biopesticides, and much more. Providing valuable information on recent advances in the field of biotechnology, catalysis, bioprocess engineering, downstream processing for environmentally friendly production of valuable biochemicals, this volume helps to fill the gap between the microorganisms and biotechnology in the use of traditional and modern process technologies.