Bioprocessing Technologies in Biorefinery for Sustainable Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Polymers

Content: 
Chapter 1 Integrated Biorefinery for Sustainable Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Polymers (pages 1–26): Shang‐Tian Yang and Mingrui Yu
Chapter 2 The Outlook of Sugar and Starch Crops in Biorefinery (pages 27–46): Klanarong Sriroth and Kuakoon Piyachomkwan
Chapter 3 Novel and Traditional Oil Crops and Their Biorefinery Potential (pages 47–60): Johann Vollmann and Margit Laimer
Chapter 4 Energy Crops (pages 61–78): Walter Zegada‐Lizarazu and Andrea Monti
Chapter 5 Microalgae as Feedstock for Biofuels and Biochemicals (pages 79–90): Dong Wei
Chapter 6 Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass (pages 91–110): Tae Hyun Kim
Chapter 7 Amylases: Characteristics, Sources, Production, and Applications (pages 111–130): Hesham A. El‐Enshasy, Yasser R. Abdel Fattah and Nor Zalina Othman
Chapter 8 Cellulases: Characteristics, Sources, Production, and Applications (pages 131–146): Xiao‐Zhou Zhang and Yi‐Heng Percival Zhang
Chapter 9 Xylanases: Characteristics, Sources, Production, and Applications (pages 147–166): Evangelos Topakas, Gianni Panagiotou and Paul Christakopoulos
Chapter 10 Lignin‐Degrading Enzymes: An Overview (pages 167–192): Rajni Hatti‐Kaul and Victor Ibrahim
Chapter 11 Advances in Lignocellulosic Bioethanol (pages 193–204): Reeta Rani Singhania, Parameswaran Binod and Ashok Pandey
Chapter 12 Biodiesel Properties and Alternative Feedstocks (pages 205–234): Bryan R. Moser
Chapter 13 Biological Production of Butanol and Higher Alcohols (pages 235–262): Jingbo Zhao, Congcong Lu, Chih‐Chin Chen and Shang‐Tian Yang
Chapter 14 Advancement of Biohydrogen Production and Its Integration with Fuel Cell Technology (pages 263–278): Jong‐Hwan Shin and Tai Hyun Park
Chapter 15 Biogas Technology (pages 279–292): Günter Busch
Chapter 16 Production of Lactic Acid and Polylactic Acid for Industrial Applications (pages 293–316): Nuttha Thongchul
Chapter 17 Production of Succinic Acid from Renewable Resources (pages 317–330): Jongho Yi, Sol Choi, Min‐Sun Han, Jeong Wook Lee and Sang Yup Lee
Chapter 18 Propionic Acid Fermentation (pages 331–350): Zhongqiang Wang, Jianxin Sun, An Zhang and Shang‐Tian Yang
Chapter 19 Anaerobic Fermentations for the Production of Acetic and Butyric Acids (pages 351–374): Shang‐Tian Yang, Mingrui Yu, Wei‐Lun Chang and I‐Ching Tang
Chapter 20 Production of Citric, Itaconic, Fumaric, and Malic Acids in Filamentous Fungal Fermentations (pages 375–398): Kun Zhang, Baohua Zhang and Shang‐Tian Yang
Chapter 21 Biotechnological Development for the Production of 1,3‐Propanediol and 2,3‐Butanediol (pages 399–414): Youngsoon Um and Kyung‐Duk Kim
Chapter 22 Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Biomass Refining (pages 415–426): Jian Yu
Chapter 23 Microbial Production of Poly‐γ‐Glutamic Acid (pages 427–440): Zhinan Xu, Huili Zhang, Hao Chen, Feng Shi, Jin Huang, Shufang Wang and Cunjiang Song
Chapter 24 Refining Food Processing By‐Products for Value‐Added Functional Ingredients (pages 441–448): Kequan Zhou, Yuting Zhou and Y. Martin Lo