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Sustainable Biotechnology
Om V. Singh · Steven P. Harvey
Editors
Sustainable Biotechnology
Sources of Renewable Energy
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Editors
Om V. Singh Steven P. Harvey
University of Pittsburgh . Army Chemical Biological Center
Bradford, PA 16701 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010
USA USA
ISBN 978-90-481-3294-2 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3295-9
DOI -90-481-3295-9
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Contents
Heat and Mass Transport in Processing of Lignocellulosic
Biomass for Fuels and Chemicals ...................... 1
Sridhar Viamajala, Bryon S. Donohoe, Stephen R. Decker,
Todd B. Vinzant, Michael J. Selig, Michael E. Himmel, and
Melvin P. Tucker
Biofuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass ................... 19
Xiaorong Wu, James McLaren, Ron Madl, and Donghai Wang
Environmentally Sustainable Biofuels – The Case for Biodiesel,
Biobutanol and Cellulosic Ethanol ..................... 43
Palligarnai T. Vasudevan, Michael D. Gagnon, and Michael S. Briggs
Biotechnological Applications of Hemicellulosic Derived Sugars:
State-of-the-Art ............................... 63
Anuj K. Chandel, Om V. Singh, and Rao
Tactical Garbage to Energy Refinery (TGER) ............... 83
James J. Valdes and Jerry B. Warner
Production of Methane Biogas as Fuel Through Ana