Preface ....................................................... vii
Editor ......................................................... ix
Contributors ................................................... xi
1 Introduction ................................................. 1
Jay J. Cheng
2 Biomass Chemistry ............................................ 7
Deepak R. Keshwani
3 Biomass Resources ........................................... 41
Ziyu Wang and Deepak R. Keshwani
4 Biomass Logistics ........................................... 71
Matthew W. Veal
5 Kinetics and Microbiology of Biological Processes .......... 135
Jay J. Cheng
6 Anaerobic Digestion for Biogas Production .................. 151
Jay J. Cheng
7 Biological Process for Ethanol Production .................. 209
Jay J. Cheng
8 Biological Process for Butanol Production .................. 271
Jian-Hang Zhu and Fangxiao Yang
9 Chemical Conversion Process for Biodiesel Production ....... 337
Dong-Zhi Wei, Fangxiao Yang, and Erzheng Su
10 Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Power and Fuels .... 437
Hasan Jameel, Deepak R. Keshwani, Seth F. Carter, and
Trevor H. Treasure
Index ......................................................... 491
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