Advances of Basic Science for Second Generation Bioethanol from Sugarcane: Bioethanol from Sugarcane and Their Impact on Technology

This book focuses on the basic science recently produced in Brazil for the improvement of sugarcane as a bioenergy crop and as a raw material for 2nd generation bioethanol production.

It reports achievements that have been advancing the science of cell walls, enzymes, genetics, and sustainability related to sugarcane technologies and give continuity to the research reported in the “Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol”, from Springer.

The Introduction (Chapter I) explains how the National Institute o...