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Contents

List of contributors xi
About the editors xv
Preface xix
Acknowledgments xxiii

1. Fundamentals of lignocellulosic biomass 1
Abu Yousuf, Domenico Pirozzi and Filomena Sannino
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Components of lignocellulosic biomass 3
1.3 Sources of lignocellulosic biomass 6
1.4 Chemistry of lignocellulosic biomass 7
1.5 Biorefinery of lignocellulosic biomass 11
1.6 Conclusion 14
References 14

2. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for efficient enzymatic
saccharification of cellulose 17

Jingzhi Zhang, Haifeng Zhou, Dehua Liu and Xuebing Zhao
2.1 Introduction 17
2.2 Physical pretreatment and mechanisms 19
2.3 Chemical pretreatment 27
2.4 Biological pretreatment 44
2.5 Combined pretreatments 45
2.6 Concluding remarks and prospective 50
Acknowledgments 55
References 55

3. Bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass to bioethanol and
biobutanol 67
Alessandra Verardi, Catia Giovanna Lopresto, Alessandro Blasi,
Sudip Chakraborty and Vincenza Calabrò
3.1 Introduction 67
3.2 Suitable strains and their productivity 71
3.3 Enzymatic hydrolysis 80
3.4 Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation 89

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