This book explores the use of biomass as an energy source and its application in energy
conversion technologies. Focusing on the challenges of and technologies related to biomass
conversion the book is divided into three parts. The first part underlines the fundamental
concepts that form the basis of biomass production its feasibility valuation and its
potential utilization. This part does not consider only how biomass is generated but also
methods of assessment. The second part focuses on the clarification of central concepts of the
biorefinery processes. After a preliminary introduction with industrial examples common issues
of biochemical reaction engineering applications are analysed in detail. The theory explained
in this part demonstrates that the chemical kinetics are the core focus in modelling biological
processes such as growth decay product formation and feedstock consumption. This part
continues with the theory of biofuels production including biogas bioethanol biodiesel and
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of hydrocarbons. The third part of this book gives detailed
explanations of preliminary notions related to the theory of thermodynamics. This theory will
assist the reader when taking into account the concepts treated in the previous two parts of
the book. Several detailed derivations are given to give the reader a full understanding of the
arguments at hand. This part also gives literature data on the main properties of some biomass
feedstock. Fundamentals of Biofuels Engineering and Technology will be of interest not only to
academics and researchers working in this field but also to graduate students and energy
professionals seeking to expand their knowledge of this increasingly important area.
