Production of Top 12 Biochemicals Selected by USDOE from Renewable Resources. Status and Innovation

Table of Contents

1. Lignocellulose biorefinery: Technical challenges, perspectives on industrialization, and solutions

2. Algal biorefinery: Challenges and opportunities

3. Contributions of life cycle assessment on cellulosic ethanol production from harvest residues: environmental impacts and public policies in Brazil

4. Biodiesel production in oil biorefinery and by-products utilization

5. System biology in lignocellulose and algae refineries

6. Perspectives and role of lignocellulosic biorefinery in strengthening a circular economy

7. Recent technical advancements in first, second and third generation ethanol production

8. Xylitol and sorbitol: production routes, challenges and opportunities in biorefineries integration

9. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural as a chemical platform for a lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery

10. Glycerol and its derivatives (propanediol, glycerolcarbonate, epichlorohydrin): implicit role in bioeconomy

11.�Green lactic acid production using low-cost renewable sources and potential applications

12. Sustainable production of succinic acid and 3-hydroxypropionic acid from renewable feedstocks

13. Levulinic acid: perspectives of its biobased production and most promising derivatives

14. Production, commercial status, and role in the bioeconomy of biogas: opportunities and challenges of Latin America

Authors

Anuj K. Chandel Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena (EEL), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Anuj K. Chandel is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at the Engineering School of Lorena at the University of S�o Paulo, Brazil. He has over 20 years of experience working on process optimization and large-scale production of industrial enzymes and vaccine particles, biofuels, and membrane-based separation of fats, proteins, and viruses in industrial and academic research projects. His primary research interest is to develop sustainable processes for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into renewable fuels and biochemicals by bridging the gap between research laboratories and industries. He has published 92 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 45 book chapters and has edited 10 books on various aspects of industrial biotechnology. He has worked in India, South Africa, Brazil, and the United States, and presented at more than 45 national and international conferences and workshops. Fernando Segato Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena (EEL), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Fernando Segato is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at the Engineering School of Lorena at the University of S�o Paulo, Brazil. He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Genetics of Microorganisms from the Ribeir�o Preto School of Medicine at the University of S�o Paulo. Dr. Segato has worked as a post-doc at Oklahoma State University on developing designer of expression systems for hyper-protein production. He has also worked as a researcher for the Technical Research Center of Finland--VTT, in molecular biology area and was a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. His research focuses on prospection of hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes applied in lignocellulose depolymerization, exploration of thermophilic fungal genomes, and improvement of fungal cell factories to produce proteins of biotechnological interest. Dr. Segato has published 48 peer-reviewed papers in highly reputed journals and 4 book chapters. He has presented his work in more than 52 national and international conferences, and he has participated in competitions related to synthetic biology around the world.