Rajesh Sani
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA
Title: An Overview of Thermophilic Bioprocessing of Solid Wastes to Biofuels
Biography
Biography: Rajesh Sani
Abstract
Management and complete disposal of 2G solid waste including lignocellulosic biomass is an ever increasing concern
in current scenario. Available chemical and biological technologies have several shortcomings. For example, corequirement
of expensive pretreatment step, undesired synthesis of hazardous byproducts, and emission of toxic gases and
effl uents are few to list. Development of an ecofriendly technique which can be operated at low capital investment and produce
bioenergy would be a real solution for the solid waste disposal. Th ermophiles and their enzymes can play important roles
in many kinds of bioprocessing. Th is talk will describe the limitations in exiting 2G feedstock conversion technologies and
possible ways to overcome those limitations using thermophiles and their enzymes. Th e infl uence of high temperatures on
various existing 2G feedstock conversion processes and those that are under development, including separate hydrolysis and
fermentation, simultaneous saccharifi cation and fermentation, and extremophilic consolidated bioprocess will discussed.
Integrated decentralized thermophilic biofuel production employing hydrolytic- and fermentative-thermophiles in a single
step consolidated process will also be discussed.