Second and Third Generation of Feedstocks

<p>Part I: From simple sugars to biofuels: The evolution of biotechnology<br>1. From sugars to ethanol - from the agricultural wastes to algal sources: An overview<br>2. First-generation feedstock for bioenergy production<br>3. From substrate to biofuel in the acetone-butanol-ethanol process<br>4. Biobutanol versus bioethanol in the acetone-butanol-ethanol technology - A chemical and economical overview</p> <p>Part II: Second generation feedstocks<br>5. Biofuels from agricultural wastes<br>6. Physical and chemical pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass<br>7. Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomasses - Current trends and future perspectives<br>8. Hydrolysis: From cellulose and hemicellulose to simple sugars<br>9. Fermentation processes for second-generation biofuels<br>10. Evaluation and comparison between simultaneous saccharification and fermentation and separated hydrolysis and fermentation process<br>11. Physical properties and chemical composition of biofuels </p> <p>Part III: Third generation feedstocks<br>12. Algae for biofuels: The third generation of feedstock<br>13. Thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass<br>14. Algal cultivation for biofuel production<br>15. Anaerobic digestion of microalgae for biomethane production<br>16. Photobiological biohydrogen production<br>17. Transesterification of microalgae for biodiesel production </p> <p>Part IV -  Economical assestments and future trends<br>18. Coal versus biofuels. A social and economic assessment<br>19. An overview of current trends and future scope for vegetable oil-based sustainable alternative fuels for compression ignition engines<br>20. The fourth generation of biofuel</p>