Fungal Biorefineries [Hardcover]

This book covers the applications of fungi used in biorefinery technology. As a great many different varieties of fungal species are available, the text focuses on the various applications of fungi for production of useful products including organic acids (lactic, citric, fumaric); hydrolytic enzymes (amylase, cellulases, xylanases, ligninases, lipases, pectinases, proteases); advanced biofuels (ethanol, single cell oils); polyols (xylitol); single cell protein (animal feed); secondary metabolites; and much more. 

Chapter 1         Role of Fungi in Biorefinery: A Perspective

Kanika Chowdhary, Usha Prasad, Satyawati Sharma

Chapter 2         Production of Biofuels from Biomass by Fungi

Gail Joseph, Lijun Wang

Chapter 3         White-rot Fungal Xylanases for Applications in Pulp and Paper industry

Shalini Singh

Chapter 4         Fungal Enzymes Applied to Industrial Processes for Bioethanol Production

Cecilia Laluce, Kelly J. Duss?n, Marisa V. Capella

Chapter 5         Economical Lactic Acid Production and Optimization Strategies

Sheelendra M. Bhatt

Chapter 6        Exploiting Innate and Imported Fungal Capacity for Xylitol Production

Shaik Jakeer

Chapter 7         Insights into Fungal Xylose Reductases and its Application in Xylitollã#