Sustainable Biotechnology Sources of Renewable Energy [Paperback]

Sustainable Biotechnology; Sources of Renewable Energy draws on the vast body of knowledge about renewable resources for biofuel research, with the aim to bridge the technology gap and focus on critical aspects of lignocellulosic biomolecules and the respective mechanisms regulating their bioconversion to liquid fuels and other value-added products. This book is a collection of outstanding research reports and reviews elucidating several broad-ranging areas of progress and challenges in the utilization of sustainable resources of renewable energy, especially in biofuels.

This book offers a collection of outstanding research reports and reviews elucidating several broad-ranging areas of progress and challenges in the utilization of sustainable resources of renewable energy, especially in biofuels.

Sustainable Biotechnology; Sources of Renewable Energy draws on the vast body of knowledge about renewable resources for biofuel research, with the aim to bridge the technology gap and focus on critical aspects of lignocellulosic biomolecules and the respective mechanisms regulating their bioconversion to liquid fuels and other value-added products. This book is a collection of outstanding research reports and reviews elucidating several broad-ranging areas of progress and challenges in the utilization of sustainable resources of renewable energy, especially in biofuels.

Applications of Biotechnology for the Utilization of Renewable Energy ResourcesOm V. Singh and Steven P. HarveyChapter 1Heat and mass transport in processing of lignocellulosic biomass for fuels and chemicalsSridhar Viamajala, Bryon S. Donohoe, Stephen R. Decker, Todd B. Vinzant, Michael J. Selig, Michael E. Himmel, and Melvin P. Tucker Chapter 2Biofuels from Lignocellulosic BiomassXiaorong Wu, James McLaren, Ron Madl and Donghai Wang Chapter 3Environmentally Sustainable Biofuels  The Case for Biodiesel, Biobutanol and Cellulosic EthanolPalligarnai T. Vl“¡