Proceedings of the First International Conference on Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research

Part I. Biochemical Conversion

1. Comparison Between Separate Hydrolysis and Fermentation and Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation Using Dilute Acid Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass
Madhuri Narra, Jisha P. James, Velmurugan Balasubramanian

2. Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment of Paddy Straw for Enhanced Biomethanation
Abhinav Trivedi, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Ram Chandra

3. Improving Yeast Strains for Pentose Hexose Co-fermentation: Successes and Hurdles
Shalley Sharma, Sonia Sharma, Surender Singh, Lata, Anju Arora

4. Pretreatment of Paddy Straw to Improve Biogas Yield
Rupali Mahajan, Harmanjot Kaur, Raman Rao, Sachin Kumar

5. Bioethanol Production from Fermented Cashew Apple Juice by Solar Concentrator
Y. P. Khandetod, A. G. Mohod, H. Y. Shrirame

6. Potential Role of Xylose Transporters in Industrial Yeast for Bioethanol Production: A Perspective Review
Nilesh Kumar Sharma, Shuvashish Behera, Richa Arora, Sachin Kumar

Part II. Chemical Conversion

7. Transesterification of Neem Oil Using Na Ion-Doped Waste Fishbone
Himadri Sahu, Kaustubha Mohanty

8. Assessment of the Seed Oils of Persea americana and Melia dubua for Their Potentialities in the Production of Biodiesel and Possible Industrial Use
Kariyappa S. Katagi, Ravindra S. Munnolli, Sangeeta D. Benni, Sneha S. Kulkarni

9. Investigation of CI Engine Fueled with Ethanol Nano Additives Blended Diesel
V. Karthickeyan, P. Balamurugan, R. Senthil

10. Designer Biodiesel: An Optimization of Fuel Quality by Blending Multiple Oils
Anuchaya Devi, Renuka Barman, Dhanapati Deka

11. Biodiesel Production from Moringa oleifera Oil and Its Characteristics as Fuel in a Diesel Engine
Mohd. Zeeshan, Mohit Vasudeva, A. K. Sarma

12. Growth and Lipid Production from Scenedesmus sp. Under Mixotrophic Condition for Bioenergy Application
Monika Prakash Rai, Shivani Gupta

13. Experimental Evaluation of Combustion Parameters of a DI Diesel Engine Operating with Biodiesel Blend at Varying Injection Timings
Abhishek Sharma, S. Murugan

14. Performance and Emission Characteristics of CI Engine Fueled with Alternative Fuel with Special Reference to Modification for Combustion: A Literature Review
Himansh Kumar, Y. K. Yadav, A. K. Sarma

Part III. Thermochemical Conversion

15. Upgradation of Bio-oil Derived from Lignocellulose Biomass—A Numerical Approach
Anjani R. K. Gollakota, Malladi D. Subramanyam, Nanda Kishore, Sai Gu

16. Sustainability Assessment of Biomass Gasification Based Distributed Power Generation in India
Amit Kumar Singh Parihar, Virendra Sethi, Rangan Banerjee

17. Overview of Biogas Reforming Technologies for Hydrogen Production: Advantages and Challenges
Priyanshu Verma, Sujoy Kumar Samanta

18. Modifications in Improved Cookstove for Efficient Design
Amit Ranjan Verma, Rajendra Prasad, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Ratnesh Tiwari

Part IV. Biomass Management

19. Thermochemical Characterization of Pine Needles as a Potential Source of Energy
Anil Kumar Varma, Prasenjit Mondal

20. Biomass Supply Chain Management: Perspectives and Challenges
Yogender Singh Yadav, Y. K. Yadav

Part V. Electrochemical Processes

21. Enhanced Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cell Using MnO2-Catalyzed Cathode Treating Fish Market Wastewater
Md. T. Noori, M. M. Ghangrekar, A. Mitra, C. K. Mukherjee

22. Bioelectricity Generation from Marine Algae Chaetoceros Using Microbial Fuel Cell
P. P. Rajesh, M. M. Ghangrekar

23. Selective Enrichment of Electrochemically Active Bacteria in Microbial Fuel Cell By Pre-treatment of Mixed Anaerobic Sludge to Be Used as Inoculum
B. R. Tiwari, M. M. Ghangrekar

24. Performance Analysis of Separators in Dual-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cell and Treatment of Combined Industrial Effluent of South Gujarat
Purvi Zaveri, Tanvi Modi, Lipi Parekh, Aditi Patel, Sameer Kureshi, Nasreen Munshi

Part VI. Integrated Systems

25. Role of Rhamnolipid: A Biosurfactant in Methane Gas Hydrate Formation Kinetics
Amit Arora, Swaranjit Singh Cameotra, Rajnish Kumar, Anil Kumar Singh, Pushpendra Kumar, Chandrajit Balomajumder, Sukumar Laik

26. Economic Analysis of Solar PV/Wind/Diesel Generator/Battery Connected Integrated Renewable Energy Systems for Residential Applications
Suresh Muthusamy, Meenakumari Ramachandran

Keywords: Energy, Renewable and Green Energy, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Energy Technology