Valorization of Biomass to Value-Added Commodities: Current Trends, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Part 1. Characterization of biomass feedstock.- Chapter 1. Application and characterization of lignocellulosic biomass.- Chapter 2. A Short Overview of Analytical Techniques in Biomass Feedstock Characterization.- Chapter 3. Compositional Analysis of Zimbabwean Sugarcane Bagasse Ash towards Production of Nano Silicon for Solar Cell Application.- Chapter 4. Application of artificial Intelligence in the prediction of the thermal properties of biomass.- Chapter 5. Thermochemical Characterization of Biomass Residues and Wastes for Bioenergy.- Chapter 6. Evaluation of Methods suitable for the Analysis of Untreated and Processed Lignocellulosic Biomasses.- Part 2. Pretreatment and processes for conversion of biomass to value-added commodities.- Chapter 7. Biological and Non-Biological Methods for Lignocellulosic Biomass Deconstruction.- Chapter 8. Lignocellulosic pre-treatment methods for bioethanol production .- Chapter 9. Extraction of Multiple Value-added Compounds from Agricultural Biomass Waste: A Review.- Chapter 10. Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Value-added Chemicals Using Emerging Technologies and State-of-the-art Density Functional Theory Simulations Approach.- Chapter 11. Production and Processing of the Enzymes from Lignocellulosic Biomass .- Chapter 12. Sustainable Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) using Biomass-Based Growth Substrates.- Chapter 13. Production and applications of pyrolytic oil and char from lignocellulosic residual biomass.- Chapter 14. An investigation into the potential of maggot oil as a feedstock for biodiesel production.- Chapter 15. Biomass Conversion by Pyrolysis Technology .- Chapter 16. Pyro-gasification of Invasive Plants to Syngas.- Chapter 17. Valorisation of human excreta for recovery of energy and high-value products: a mini-review.- Chapter 18. Butanol as a drop-in fuel: A perspective on production methods and current status.- Chapter 19. Biochar as an adsorbent: A short overview.- Chapter 20. Development of Plastic Composite Using Waste Sawdust, Rice Husk and Bamboo in the Polystyrene Based Resin (PBR) Matrix at Ambient Conditions.- Chapter 21. Development of an integrated process for production and recovery of some selected bioproducts from lignocellulosic materials .- Chapter 22. Separation of Carboxylic Acids: Conventional and Intensified Processes and Effects of Process Engineering Parameters.- Chapter 23. Advances in Engineering Strategies for Enhanced Production of Lipid in Rhodosporidium sp. from Lignocellulosics and other Carbon Sources .- Chapter 24. Application of Lifecycle Concepts in the Conversion of Biomass to Value Added Commodities.- Chapter 25. Sustainable Production of Value Added Commodities from Biomass Feedstocks.