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CONTENTS

About the Editors
Preface

PART I PROMISING INNOVATION IN BIOMASS CONVERSION
1 Metabolic Engineering: Enabling Technology for Biofuels Production

ENGINEERING THE FUTURE OF BIOFUELS

TOOLS OF METABOLIC ENGINEERING
METABOLIC ENGINEERING ENABLES BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENT

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES
2 Hydrolysis and Fermentation for Cellulosic Ethanol Production

INTRODUCTION
HYDROLYSIS TECHNOLOGY

ENZYMATIC BREAKDOWN OF CELLULOSE

BIOCONVERSION PROCESSES
BIODIVERSITY IN ETHANOL FERMENTATION

ETHANOL FERMENTATION OF CELLULOSE-DERIVED SUGARS BY
YEASTS

CONCLUSION
NOTE

REFERENCES

FURTHER READING
3 Lipid-Based Liquid Biofuels from Autotrophic Microalgae: Energetic and
Environmental Performance

INTRODUCTION

TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AUTOTROPHIC
MICROALGAE AND THEIR BIOMASS AND LIPID YIELDS
AN ENERGETIC CRITERION FOR ENERGY SOURCES

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

RESULTS OF LCAs RELEVANT TO THE EROI OF AUTOTROPHIC
MICROALGAL LIPID-BASED BIOFUELS
LCAs OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS LINKED TO AUTOTROPHIC
MICROALGAL LIPID-BASED BIOFUELS