Anaerobic biotechnology for bioenergy production

Samir Kumar Khanal

Technological advances have improved the quality of life throughout the 20th Century. Although we have been quick to enjoy the benefits of our technological prowess, we have been slow to acknowledge its negative consequences. Increasingly, we are forced to confront these negative consequences: climate change, increased global demand for energy, growing energy insecurity, and continuous exploitation of limited natural resources. World energy demand is expected to grow by as much as 50 percent by 2025, mainly due to increasing demand from rapidly growing Asian countries such as China and India. Sustainability must be the foundation for economic growth in the 21st century. We need to re-direct our efforts toward bioenergy production from renewable, low cost and locally available feedstocks such as biowastes and agri-residues. Such efforts will not only alleviate environmental...

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