1. Feedstock production, genetic modification, and processing

   • Sharon P. Shoemaker
   • Lynn L. Wright

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 4

2. Rapid biomass analysis

   • Bonnie R. Hames
   • Steven R. Thomas
   • David W. Templeton

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5 - 16

3. Xylem-specific and tension stress-responsive expression of cellulose synthase genes from aspen trees

   • Chandrashekhar P. Joshi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 25

4. Microbial pretreatment of biomass

   • Fred A. Keller
   • Jenny E. Hamilton
   • Quang A. Nguyen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 41

5. Physical separation of straw stem components to reduce silica

   • J. Richard Hess
   • David N. Thompson
   • Duane R. Grant

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 51

6. Application of a depolymerization model for predicting thermochemical hydrolysis of hemicellulose

   • Todd Lloyd
   • Charles E. Wyman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 67

7. Dilute-sulfuric acid pretreatment of corn stover in pilot-scale reactor

   • Daniel J. Schell
   • Jody Farmer
   • James D. McMillan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 85

8. Hydrothermal pretreatment conditions to enhance ethanol production from poplar biomass

   • Maria José Negro
   • Paloma Manzanares
   • Mercedes Ballesteros

   OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 100

9. Estimation of temperature transients for biomass pretreatment in tubular batch reactors and impact on xylan hydrolysis kinetics

   • Suzanne L. Stuhler
   • Charles E. Wyman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 114

10. Effect of sulfuric and phosphoric acid pretreatments on enzymatic hydrolysis of corn stover

    • Byung-Hwan Um
    • M. Nazmul Karim
    • Linda L. Henk

    OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 125

11. Combined use of H₂SO₄ and SO₂ impregnation for steam pretreatment of spruce in ethanol production

    • Johanna Söderström
    • Linda Pilcher
    • Guido Zacchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 140

12. Effect of lignocellulosic degradation compounds from steam explosion pretreatment on ethanol fermentation by thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus

    • Jose Miguel Oliva
    • Felicia Sáez
    • Mercedes Ballesteros

    OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 153

13. Enzymatic hydrolysis of ammonia-treated rice straw

    • Betzabé Sulbarán-de-Ferrer
    • Marielena Aristiguieta
    • Graciela Ojeda-de-Rodriguez

    OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 164

14. Effects of temperature and moisture on dilute-acid steam explosion pretreatment of corn stover and cellulase enzyme digestibility

    • Melvin P. Tucker
    • Kyoung H. Kim
    • Quang A. Nguyen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 177

15. Sugar monomer and oligomer solubility

    • Matthew C. Gray
    • Alvin O. Converse
    • Charles E. Wyman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 193

16. Influence of pressure in ethanol/water pulping of sugarcane bagasse

    • Adilson R. Gonçalves
    • Denise S. Ruzene

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 204

17. Post-harvest processing methods for reduction of silica and alkali metals in wheat straw

    • David N. Thompson
    • Peter G. Shaw
    • Jeffrey A. Lacey

    OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 218

18. Composition and ethanol production potential of cotton gin residues

    • Foster A. Agblevor
    • Sandra Batz
    • Jessica Trumbo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 230

19. Wood-ethanol for climate change mitigation in Canada

    • Peter J. Graham
    • David J. Gregg
    • John N. Saddler

    OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 242

20. Microbial catalysis and metabolic engineering

    • Nancy W. Y. Ho
    • Francisco F. Roberto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 246

21. Saccharification of marine microalgae using marine bacteria for ethanol production

    • Mitsufumi Matsumoto
    • Hiroko Yokouchi
    • Tadashi Matsunaga

    OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 254