Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol

1. The Role of Biomass in the World’s Energy System
Jose Goldemberg

2. Bioenergy and the Sustainable Revolution
Wanderley D. Santos, Edgardo O. Gómez, Marcos S. Buckeridge

3. Biomass Gasification for Ethanol Production
Luiz A. H. Nogueira, Joaquim E. A. Seabra, Isaías C. Macedo

4. Hemicelluloses as Recalcitrant Components for Saccharification in Wood
Takahisa Hayashi, Rumi Kaida

5. Topochemistry, Porosity and Chemical Composition Affecting Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Materials
Adriane M. F. Milagres, Walter Carvalho, Andre Ferraz

6. Enzymology of Plant Cell Wall Breakdown: An Update
Leonora R. S. Moreira, Natália vG. Milanezi, Edivaldo X. F. Filho

7. Enzymes in Bioenergy
Viviane I. Serpa, Igor Polikarpov

8. Hydrolases from Microorganisms used for Degradation of Plant Cell Wall and Bioenergy
Maria L. T. M. Polizeli, Emanuelle C. P. Corrêa, Aline M. Polizeli, João A. Jorge

9. Cellulase Engineering for Biomass Saccharification
Richard J. Ward

10. Genetic Improvement of Xylose Utilization by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Gustavo H. Goldman

11. Tropical Maize: Exploiting Maize Genetic Diversity to Develop a Novel Annual Crop for Lignocellulosic Biomass and Sugar Production
Wendy G. White, Stephen P. Moose, Clifford F. Weil, Maureen C. McCann, Nicholas C. Carpita, Fred E. Below

12. Improving Efficiency of Cellulosic Fermentation via Genetic Engineering to Create “Smart Plants” for Biofuel Production
Zeyu Xin, Naohide Watanabe, Eric Lam

13. Sugarcane Breeding and Selection for more Efficient Biomass Conversion in Cellulosic Ethanol
Marcelo E. Loureiro, Márcio H. P. Barbosa, Francis J. F. Lopes, Flaviano O. Silvério

14. Cell Wall Genomics in the Recombinogenic Moss Physcomitrella patens

Michael A. Lawton, Hemalatha Saidasan

Keywords: Life Sciences, Plant Sciences, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Genetics & Genomics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology