Biotechnology for bioenergy production: current status, challenges, and prospects
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2024
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Elsevier
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The ever-increasing human population and industrialization has increased the energy demands globally. This has resulted in several challenges such as depletion of fossil fuels, environmental degradation, and erratic energy supply. Therefore, there is a great need to enhance energy generation in a sustainable manner to fulfill the demand of energy and subsequently safeguard against the related challenges. Hence, ecofriendly approaches are significant. Bioenergy has received an exceptionally noticeable attention; it has emerged as a feasible and sustainable alternative to the conventional modes of energy generation involving fossil fuels because it mitigates against undesirable effects of greenhouse gas emissions produced by fossil fuels since it utilizes lignocellulosic biomass and wastes. Biotechnology is a promising technology that has revolutionized the field of bioenergy production, enabling considerable improvement in the yield, quality, and sustainability of bioenergy products. The major bioenergies produced are bioethanol, biodiesel, and biogas. Commonly, bioenergy is produced mainly through saccharification and fermentation processes using different microorganisms including bacteria, yeast, fungi, and algae. Modern biotechnological techniques such as genetic engineering, recombinant DNA technology, and metabolic engineering are utilized to modify the genetic characteristics of energy-producing plants to enhance the biomass yield and also increase the quality of the bioenergy. However, the combination of multiple genetic engineering technologies is considered the best for optimizing and obtaining the desired bioenergy. This chapter examined the current status, challenges, and future prospects of biotechnology in bioenergy production and also discussed the associated challenges and opportunities.
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Biotechnology, Bioenergy Production
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Auta, H.S., Aboyeji, D.O., Adelere, I.A., Babayi, H., Bala, J.D., Fauziah, S.H. and Aransiola, S.A., 2024. Biotechnology for bioenergy production: current status, challenges, and prospects. Microbial Biotechnology for Bioenergy, pp.277-296