Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology

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An easy-to-use reference source on the applications and management ofbiotechnology. The Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology is a unique resource for state-of-the-art research findings on biotechnological innovations and their potential for commercial exploitation. This comprehensive reference gives you immediate access to information on the application of bioresource technology as it relates to industrial, food, and environmental biotechnology. Practitioners, academics, and researchers representing a wide range of disciplines examine vital issues including the production and applications of microbial enzymes and organic acids, fermentation, wastewater treatment, and air pollution. The Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology will bring you up-to-date on advances in the applications and management of bioprocesses, biomass, bioenergy, biological waste treatment, biotransformations, and conversion and production technologies. This vital information has been organized in an easy-to-use format that lets you become familiar with highlights of the most relevant topics and includes photographs, figures, and tables. The Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology is a vital resource for practitioners, researchers, and academics working in the areas of biotechnology, chemical engineering, resource, energy and conservation sciences, process technology, applied microbiology, and farm and industrial waste technology. Table of Contents Environmental biotechnology Advances in biological wastewater treatment Anaerobic animal-waste environments: Salmonella Species ecology Biobeneficiation Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Biofiltration Biological control of air pollution Biomethanogenesis Biomediation Methods for the biological treatment of wastewater Membrane bioreactor Rotating biological contactors Trickling filters Waste stabilization ponds Microbiologically influenced corrosion Treatment of industrial effluents Distillery effluent Pulp and paper mill effluent Removal of heavy metals from wastewater Tannery effluent Textile and dye effluent Food biotechnology Biopolymer applications Biotransformations of citrus flavanone glycosides Fermented milk products Fermented vegetables Food additive production by fermentation Food-Grade yeast production Kefir yeast technology Molecular methods for microbial detection and characterization for food safety Mushroom production Nutraceutical production and use Prebiotics and probiotics Single-cell protein Vitamin production by fermentation Industrial biotechnology Alcoholic fermentation Alkaloids, Aflatoxins and other secondary techniques Amino acid production Antibiotic production Aroma compound production Bioconversion of agroindustrial residues for bioprocesses Biodiesel production and application Biofertilizers: Production, application and quality control Biopulping Biosurfactant production and application Microbial enzymes: Production and applications Modified Oligonucleotides Organic acids: Production and application Pigment production Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from renewable resources Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic substrates Recycling agricultural by-products and residues Solid-state fermentation for bioconversion of biomass Xylitol production from hemicellulosic substrates.