Table of Contents

Part 1: The Basics
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Harvesting Energy From Biochemical Reactions
Chapter 3. Microbial Modeling of Biofuel Production
Part 2: Biofuels
Chapter 4. Biofuel Feedstocks
Chapter 5. Ethanol Production
Chapter 6. Biodiesel
Chapter 7. Biological Production of Hydrogen
Chapter 8. Microbial Fuel Cells
Chapter 9. Methane
Appendix: Conversion Factors and Constants
Index

About the Author

Caye M. Drapcho, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at Clemson University. She has over 13 years of experience in bioprocess and bioreactor design.

Nhuan Phú Nghiêm, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Biochemical Engineer in the Crop Conversion Science and Engineering Research Unit at the Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Clemson University. He has more than 20 years of experience in bioprocess engineering in industrial and federal research laboratories.

Terry Walker, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at Clemson University. He has over 10 years of experience in bioprocess engineering, specializing in fungal fermentation, bioproduct separations, and bioavailability studies.