Introduction to biofuels /
David M. Mousdale.
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2010.
- xxvi, 429 p. ; ill. ; 25 cm.
- Mechanical engineering series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ethanol as the leading "first-generation" biofuel -- Cellulosic ethanol as a "second-generation" biofuel -- Microbiology of cellulosic ethanol production I : yeasts -- Microbiology of cellulosic ethanol production II : bacteria -- Biochemical engineering of cellulosic ethanol -- The economics of fuel ethanol -- Advanced biofuels : the widening portfolio of alternatives to ethanol -- Chemically produced biofuels -- Sustainability of biofuels production -- Biofuels as products of integrated bioprocesses (biorefineries).