Ch. 1. Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Overview / Charles E. Wyman -- Ch. 2. Strategic, Economic, and Environmental Issues for Transportation Fuels / Victoria Putsche and Debra Sandor -- Ch. 3. Performance of Ethanol as a Transportation Fuel / Brent K. Bailey -- Ch. 4. Bioethanol Market Forces / Paul Bergeron -- Ch. 5. Environmental Impacts of Bioethanol / Paul Bergeron -- Ch. 6. Biomass Feedstock Resources and Composition / Arthur Wiselogel, Shaine Tyson and David Johnson -- Ch. 7. Hemicellulases: Diversity and Applications / John S. Brigham, William S. Adney and Michael E. Himmel -- Ch. 8. Cellulases: Structure, Function, and Applications / Michael E. Himmel, William S. Adney, John O. Baker, Rafael A. Nieves and Steven R. Thomas -- Ch. 9. Biocatalyst Development for Bioethanol Production from Hydrolysates / Stephen K. Picataggio and Min Zhang -- Ch. 10. Pretreatment of Biomass / Teh-An Hsu -- Ch. 11. Cellulase Production / Kiran L. Kadam.
Ch. 12. Cellulose Bioconversion Technology / George P. Philippidis -- Ch. 13. Hemicellulose Conversion to Ethanol / James D. McMillan -- Ch. 14. Advanced Process Options for Bioethanol Production / Nandan Padukone -- Ch. 15. Ethanol from Corn: Technology and Economics / Richard T. Elander and Victoria L. Putsche -- Ch. 16. Integrated Bioprocess Development for Bioethanol Production / Fred A. Keller, Jr. -- Ch. 17. Review of Pilot Plant Programs for Bioethanol Conversion / Daniel J. Schell and Brian Duff -- Ch. 18. Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Biomass Process Streams / Christine I. Ehrman.
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Ethanol is a fuel with characteristics that allows high efficiency in optimized engines and reduced ozone and smog formation. This volume addresses the key aspects of ethanol production from inexpensive and abundant sources: municipal waste, waste paper, grass and wood crops.