Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. Contributing Authors xv
5. Abbreviations xix
6. Introduction to Biorefinery 1
7. 1. Catalysis, Growth, and Society 5
8. 2. Terrestrial Biomass Production 13
9. 3. Production and uses of aquatic biomass 57
10. 4. Introduction to bioconversion and downstream processing: principles and process examples 81
11. 5. Microbial strain selection and development for the production of second-generation bioethanol 109
12. 6. Biomass-derived molecules conversion to chemicals using heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis 141
13. 7. Bio-sourced polyolefins 165
14. 8. Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass-derived intermediates to hydrocarbon fuels 197
15. 9. Use of bio-sourced syngas 219
16. 10. Oil chemistry: chemicals, polymers, and fuels 235
17. 11. Lignin biorefinery: structure, pretreatment and use 257
18. 12. Utilization of existing assets 283
19. 13. Biogas from wet biomass: basic science and applications 301
20. Index 339