Due to its ability to degrade hydrophobic substrates highly efficiently, the non-conventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica offers various applications in the food, feed, pharmaceutical, and fine chemistry industries, as well as in environmental protection contexts such as waste treatment and bioremediation.

The yeast breaks down hydrophobic substrates such as n-alkanes, fatty acids, fats, and oils, yielding valuable biotechnological products such as organic acids, extracellular enzymes, aroma compounds, bioemulsifiers, polyols, single-cell proteins, and single-cell oils....

This book highlights major trends and developments in the field of microbial fuels, written by experienced researchers in their respective fields. It serves as a comprehensive reference and contains an industrial prospects overview and novel practices that will be highlighted as 'case studies' at the end of particular chapters. Authors represent highly industrialized nations as well as developing, third world nations. A specific chapter focuses on the general perspectives of microbial fuels for low-income and emerging countries.