Biohydrogen Production from Organic Wastes

This book comprehensively introduces fundamentals and applications of fermentative hydrogen production from organic wastes, consisting of eight chapters, covering the microbiology, biochemistry and enzymology of hydrogen production, the enrichment of hydrogen-producing microorganisms, the pretreatment of various organic wastes for hydrogen production, the influence of different physicochemical factors on hydrogen production, the kinetic models and simulation of biological process of fermentative hydrogen production, the optimization of biological hydrogen production process and the fermentative hydrogen production from sewage sludge. The book summarizes the most recent advances that have been made in this field and discusses bottlenecks of further development. This book gives a holistic picture of this technology and details the knowledge through illustrative diagrams, flow charts, and comprehensive tables. It is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in bioenergy and wastes management, researchers exploring microbial fermentation process, and engineers working on system optimization or other bioenergy applications.

Prof. Jianlong Wang is professor and deputy president of the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Prof. Wang received his Ph. D. degree from Harbin Institute of Technology in 1993. He is awarded Cheung Kong Professor, and recipient of National Outstanding Young Scholars Foundation in 2003. His research has been focused on water pollution control, environmental bio-technology and new energy. Prof. Wang has published more than 400 peer-reviewed journal articles with more than 8000 citations, more than 10 books in Chinese and English. He was also granted more than 40 patents in China.
Dr. Ya'nan Yin is currently post-doctorate researcher at Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing. She received her Ph. D. degree in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2016. Her research is focused on the environmental protection and new energy, such as bio-hydrogen production from different kinds of organic wastes. She has published more than 10 peer-reviewed journal papers.