Section I Fundamentals of Engineering Analysis and Design of Bioenergy Production Systems
Genetic Engineering of Bioenergy Crops toward High Biofuel Production
Guosheng Xie and Liangcai Peng
Novel Cropping Technologies and Management Applied to Energy Crops
Lorenzo Barbanti
Mathematical Modeling in Biomass and Bioenergy Systems
Lijun Wang, Samuel Asomaning Agyemang and Abolghasem Shahbazi
Life-Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy Systems
Reinout Heijungs and Edi Iswanto Wiloso
Sustainability of Bioenergy Systems
Lucas Reijnders
Section II Sustainable Biomass Production and Supply Logistics
Production and Supply Logistics of Microalgae as an Energy Feedstock
Helena M. Amaro, F. Xavier Malcata, and I. Sousa-Pinto
Production and Supply Logistics of Switchgrass as an Energy Feedstock
Marty R. Schmer and Igathinathane Cannayen
Production and Supply Logistics of Sweet Sorghum as an Energy Feedstock
Sergio O. Serna-Saldivar and William L. Rooney
Production and Supply Logistics of Sugarcane as an Energy Feedstock
Jose Goldemberg, Suani T. Coelho, Plinio M. Nastari, and Patricia Guardabassi
Crop Residues as an Energy Feedstock: Availability and Sustainability
Dong Jiang, Dafang Zhuang, and Yaohuan Huang
Woody Biomass as an Energy Feedstock: Availability and Sustainability
Birger Solberg
Animal Wastes as an Energy Feedstock: Availability and Sustainability
Hui Wang and Lijun Wang
Municipal Solid-Waste Management Strategies for Renewable Energy Options
Richa Kothari, Virendra Kumar, N.L. Pawar, and V.V. Tyagi
Food Processing Wastes as an Energy Feedstock: Availability and Sustainability
Lijun Wang
Section III Sustainable Bioenergy Processing
Fermentation in Transportation Alcohols
Jonathan Moncada, Luis A. Toro, and Carlos A. Cardona
Biodiesel Production from Waste Feedstock
Dennis Y.C. Leung and Xuan Wu
Biomass Gasification and Syngas Utilization
Ajay Kumar, Ashokkumar Sharma, and Pushpak Bhandari
Biomass Pyrolysis and Bio-oil Utilization
Lijun Wang and Dan Cheng
Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass
Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, Javaid Akhtar, and Selhan Karagoz
Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Wastes
Bo Zhang and Lijun Wang
Combined Heat and Power Generation from Biomass
Hao Liu and Rabah Boukhanouf
Section IV Sustainable Biorefinery Systems
Biorefinery Principles, Analysis, and Design
Zheng Liu and Mario Richard Eden
Lignocellulosic Feedstock Biorefinery
Karin Arens and Shijie Liu
Whole-Crop Biorefinery
Apostolis A. Koutinas, Carol Lin, Chenyu Du, and Colin Webb
Green Biorefinery
H.S. Shekhar Sharma and Michael Mandl
Biography
Dr. Lijun Wang is an associate professor of biological engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro. He has 20 years experience as a process engineer working in the fields of bioenergy and energy efficiency technologies. His current research interests are in bioenergy processing technologies, wastes-to-energy technologies, and computational process engineering. He has published 2 books and 17 book chapters, and over 55 peer-reviewed journal articles and has given more than 60 conference presentations. Dr. Wang is a licensed professional engineer in North Carolina and Nebraska and a certified energy manager with the Association of Energy Engineers.
