1. Introduction to lignocellulosic biomass and its potential 2. Compositional aspects of lignocellulosic biomass 3. Conventional pretreatment methods of lignocellulosic biomass 4. Emerging and advanced techniques in the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass 5. Formation and detoxification of inhibitors 6. Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: mechanistic insight and advancement 7. Strategies to improve enzymatic production of sugars 8. Analytical methods for quantification of sugars and characterization of biomass 9. Value-added products derived from lignocellulosic biomass 10. Valorization of lignin into high-value products 11. Bioenergy from biomass 12. Pyrolysis of biomass for value-added products 13. Waste to bioenergy in the developed and developing world 14. Advanced and emerging technologies for the conversion of biomass to bioenergy 15. Challenges and future perspectives involved with various unit operations in the production of bioenergy from biomass