Mousdale, David M.

Biofuels : biotechnology, chemistry, and sustainable development / David M. Mousdale. - U.S.A : CRC Press, c2008. - xix, 404 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical development of bioethanol as a fuel -- Chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology of lignocellulosic biomass -- Biotechnology of bioethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks -- Biochemical engineering and bioprocess management for fuel ethanol -- The economics of bioethanol -- Diversifying the biofuels portfolio -- Radical options for the development of biofuels -- Biofuels as products of integrated bioprocesses.

9781420051247 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1420051245 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2007049887

101322826 DNLM


Alcohol as fuel.
Biomass energy.
Lignocellulose--Biotechnology.
Biochemistry--methods.
Ethanol--chemistry.
Biotechnology.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Energy-Generating Resources.
Lignin--chemistry.

TP358 / .M68 2008

662/.6692 / M932

QD 305.A4 / M932b 2008