This volume reports advances in the science and technology related to the conversion of lignocellulosics. A portion of the text is devoted to molecular biology of the enzymes and the microbes involved in the conversion. Hydrolysis of cellulose continues to be of prime importance in the overall conversion scheme. Reaction kinetics and mechanisms of cellulases as well as the state-of-the-art methods of cellulase production by submerged fermentation and also by solid state fermentation are included in the book. The advances made in dilute acid hydrolysis of cellulose are described. Finally, some...