I
GENERAL ......................................................... 1
1 Principles of Biorefining .................................... 3
2 Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels ........................... 25
3 Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels ............ 51
4 Biomass-derived Syngas Fermentation into Biofuels ........... 79
II
PRODUCTION OF BIOETHANOL FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS ....... 99
5 Lignocellulosic Bioethanol: Current Status and Future
Perspectives ............................................... 101
6 Technoeconomic Analysis of Lignocellulosic Ethanol ......... 123
7 Pretreatment Technologies for Lignocellulose-to-
Bioethanol Conversion ...................................... 149
8 Production of Celluloytic Enzymes for the Hydrolysis of
Lignocellulosic Biomass .................................... 177
9 Production of Hemicellulolytic Enzymes for Hydrolysis of
Lignocellulosic Biomass .................................... 203
10 Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioethanol
Production ................................................. 229
11 Production of Bioethanol from Agroindustrial Residues as
Feedstocks ................................................. 251
12 Fermentation Inhibitors in Ethanol Processes and
Different Strategies to Reduce Their Effects ............... 287
IIIА
PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FROM VEGETABLE OILS ................... 313
13 Biotechnological Methods to Produce Biodiesel .............. 315
14 Biodiesel Production in Supercritical Fluids ............... 339
15 Production of Biodiesel Using Palm Oil ..................... 353
16 Biodiesel Production from Waste Oils ....................... 375
IIIВ
PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS FROM ALGAE ............................. 397
17 Production of Biodiesel from Algal Biomass: Current
Perspectives and Future .................................... 399
18 Overview and Assessment of Algal Biofuels Production
Technologies ............................................... 415
19 Cultivation of Algae in Photobioreactors for
Biodiesel Production ....................................... 439
IV
PRODUCTION OF BIOHYDROGEN ..................................... 465
20 Production of Biohydrogen: Current Perspectives and
Future Prospects ........................................... 467
21 Biohydrogen Production from Bio-oil ........................ 481
22 Biohydrogen Production from Industrial Effluents ........... 499
23 Thermophilic Biohydrogen Production ........................ 525
24 Biohydrogen Production with High-Rate Bioreactors .......... 537
V
PRODUCTION OF BIOBUUTANOL AND OTHER GREEN FUELS ............... 569
25 Butanol Fuel from Biomass: Revisiting ABE Fermentation .... 571
26 Production of Green Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels .............. 587
Index ......................................................... 609
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