Role of Thermophiles in Production of
Aviation Biofuels: Fueling the Future
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Latika Bhatia, Akhilesh K. Singh, and Anuj K. Chandel
Abstract
Presently, fossil fuels are consistent resource of energy for running ships, aircraft,
trucks as well as automobiles that are key modes of transportation toward the
efficient functioning of the society. However, rising greenhouse gas emissions
and shrinking fossil fuel reserves lead to introduction of biofuels that offers many
advantages to human race as well as the environment. Generally, the transport
sector has shaped this potential toward adopting the unmet demands of biofuels
from lignocellulosic materials. In current scenario, biofuel commercialization
limitations are related to biomass processing and fermentation step. In this
context, thermophiles owing to their exceptional benefits as well as the current
advances of genetic systems enabling for metabolic engineering are perfect
candidate toward filling the requirement of huge biofuel production from lignocellulosic material. These microorganisms have capability to withstand high
temperatures resulting from heat produced in large-scale bioreactors. Remarkably, fermentation at such high temperature in large-scale bioreactors minimizes
the chances of contamination. Thermophilic enzymes also have obtained considerable concentration owing to their capability to catalyze reactions of commercial
significance at higher temperatures. Considerable research has been carried out
using thermophilic microorganisms for bioethanol production but has not gained
L. Bhatia
Department of Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee University, Bilaspur,
Chhattisgarh, India
A. K. Singh
Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University,
Bihar, India
A. K. Chandel (*)
Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena (EEL), University of São Paulo,
Lorena, Brazil
e-mail: anuj10@usp.br
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. Singh et al. (eds.), Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7493-1_3
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Aviation Biofuels: Fueling the Future
3
Latika Bhatia, Akhilesh K. Singh, and Anuj K. Chandel
Abstract
Presently, fossil fuels are consistent resource of energy for running ships, aircraft,
trucks as well as automobiles that are key modes of transportation toward the
efficient functioning of the society. However, rising greenhouse gas emissions
and shrinking fossil fuel reserves lead to introduction of biofuels that offers many
advantages to human race as well as the environment. Generally, the transport
sector has shaped this potential toward adopting the unmet demands of biofuels
from lignocellulosic materials. In current scenario, biofuel commercialization
limitations are related to biomass processing and fermentation step. In this
context, thermophiles owing to their exceptional benefits as well as the current
advances of genetic systems enabling for metabolic engineering are perfect
candidate toward filling the requirement of huge biofuel production from lignocellulosic material. These microorganisms have capability to withstand high
temperatures resulting from heat produced in large-scale bioreactors. Remarkably, fermentation at such high temperature in large-scale bioreactors minimizes
the chances of contamination. Thermophilic enzymes also have obtained considerable concentration owing to their capability to catalyze reactions of commercial
significance at higher temperatures. Considerable research has been carried out
using thermophilic microorganisms for bioethanol production but has not gained
L. Bhatia
Department of Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee University, Bilaspur,
Chhattisgarh, India
A. K. Singh
Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University,
Bihar, India
A. K. Chandel (*)
Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena (EEL), University of São Paulo,
Lorena, Brazil
e-mail: anuj10@usp.br
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. Singh et al. (eds.), Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7493-1_3
65