Section 1 Biomass Overview and Processing
Chapter 1 Biomass – An Overview on Classification, Composition and Characterization
Sonil Nanda, Janusz A. Kozinski, and Ajay K. Dalai
Chapter 2 Lignocellulosic Biomass Feedstock Supply Logistics and System Integration
Zewei Miao, Yogendra Shastri, Tony E. Grift, and KC Ting
Chapter 3 Lignocellulosic Biomass: Feedstock Characteristics, Pretreatment Methods and Pre-Processing for Biofuel and Bioproduct Applications, U.S. and Canadian Perspective
Kingsley L. Iroba and Lope G. Tabil
Chapter 4 Biomass Harvest and Drying
Chapter 5 Biomass Size Reduction
Chapter 6 Biomass Pelletization for Energy Production
Hui Wang, Lijun Wang, Abolghasem Shahbazi
Section 2 Biomass Thermochemical and Biochemical Conversion Technologies
Chapter 7 Biomass Pyrolysis for Bio-Oil
Hui Wang, Lijun Wang, Abolghasem Shahbazi
Chapter 8 Biomass to Bio-Oil by Liquefaction
Huamin Wang and Yong Wang
Chapter 9 Biomass Gasification: Process Overview, History, and Development
Daniel T. Howe
Chapter 10 Hydrogen Production from Catalytic Steam Co-Gasification of Waste Tyre and Palm Kernel Shell in Pilot Scale Fluidized Bed Gasifier
Suzana Yusup, Reza Alipour Moghadam, Ahmed Al Shoaibi, Murni Melati, Zakir khan, Lim Mook Tzeng, Wan Azlina A.K.GH
Chapter 11 Review of Upgrading Researches of Biomass Pyrolysis Oil to Improve its Fuel Properties
XU Junming, JIANG Jianchun, SUN Kang
Chapter 12 Bio-Oil Upgrading
Ying Zhang and Jianhua Guo
Chapter 13 Biofuel and Bio-Oil Upgrading
Changjun Liu and Yong Wang
Chapter 14 Biodiesel Production
Oscar Marin-Flores, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Yong Wang
Chapter 15 Utilization of Ceiba Pentandra Seed Oil as Potential Feedstock for Biodiesel Production
S. Yusup, M. M. Ahmad, Y. Uemura, S. Abu Bakar, R. Nik Mohamad Kamil, A.T. Quitain, S. Shari
Chapter 16 Microalgae for Biodiesel Production and Waste Water Treatment
Rifat Hasan, Bo Zhang, Lijun Wang
Chapter 17 Thermochemical Conversion of Fermentation-Derived Oxygenates to Fuels
Karthikeyan K. Ramasamy and Yong Wang
Chapter 18 Microbial Conversion of Bio-Based Chemicals: Present and Future Prospects
Huibin Zou, Guang Zhao, and Mo Xian
Chapter 19 Pretreatment Technologies for Production of Lignocellulosic Biofuels
Chapter 20 Biochemical Conversion of Ethanol from Lignocellulose: Pretreatment, Enzymes, Co-Fermentation, and Separation
Xian-Bao Zhang and Ming-Jun Zhu
Chapter 21 Bioprocessing: The Use of Thermophilic and Anaerobic Bacteria
Jing-Rong Cheng and Ming-Jun Zhu
Section 3 Integrated Biorefinery Processes
Chapter 22 Economic Analysis of Waste to Power: A Case Study of Greensboro City
Ransford R. Baidoo, Abolghasem Shahbazi, Matthew Todd and Harith Rojanala
Chapter 23 Process Design for Biological Conversion of Cattails to Ethanol
Chapter 24 Green Biorefining of Green Biomass
Shuangning Xiu and Abolghasem Shahbazi
Index