Biotechnology of Lignocellulose - 9789400768970

“Biotechnology of Lignocellulose: Theory and Practice” represents the new thoughts, new methods and new achievements that have emerged in the field of the biotechnology of lignocellulose in recent years. New concepts including the primary refinery, fractionation, multi-level utilization and selective structural separation of lignocellulose, etc., were proposed in this book. By taking lignocellulose as a multi-level resource, biotechnology could have a significant effect on ecological agriculture, bio-energy, the chemical and paper making industries, etc., and finally form distinctive eco-industrial park for lignocellulose. Additionally, this book provides systematic research methods for the biotechnology of lignocellulose including investigation methods for the primary refinery of lignocellulose, for microbial degradation and enzymatic hydrolysis, for cellulose fermentation and for conversion processes of lignocellulose. It would provide excellent reference and guidance for scientists engaging in the research of lignocellulose. Professor Hongzhang Chen is the Vice Director and Supervisor of the State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering at the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.?