Book Review: Biorefineries – Integrated Biochemical Processes for Liquid Biofuels

Editors: Nasib Qureshi, David Hodge, and Alain A. Vertes Publisher: Elsevier Science Book Review by: Venkat Subramaniam In the last few decades, the increasing demand and consumption of gasoline the world over, coupled with the rising concern on the depletion and further availability of fossil fuel reserves have given rise to the development of the biofuels as alternative sources of energy. In this rare and unique type of book, two biochemical engineers and an expert on biotechnology commercialization give us hope. They show us how corn, sugar, and other forms of biomass are being used to produce fuels; what...

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