1 Introduction
References
2 Nature of Cellulosic Material
2.1 Components of Cellulosic Materials
2.2 Composition of Wood and Straw
2.3 Structure of Plant Cell Walls
2.4 Structure of Cellulose
References
3 Enzymatic Hydrolysis
3.1 Nature of Lignocellulosic Structural Resistance
3.2 Properties and Mode of Cellulase Biodegradation
3.3 Pretreatment Methods
3.4 Kinetics of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose
Nomenclature
References
4 Acid Hydrolysis of Cellulose
4.1 Mechanism of Acid Hydrolysis
4.2 Kinetics of Acid Hydrolysis of Cellulose
Nomenclature
References
5 Design and Economic Evaluation of Cellulose Hydrolysis Processes
5.1 Enzymatic Hydrolysis
5.2 Acid Hydrolysis
Nomenclature
References
6 Epilogue
Author Index.