Dr. Nhuan Phu Nghiem received a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University. He is a retired Lead Scientist with the Eastern Regional Research Center, USDA ARS. He has been an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University for more than 15 years. He has 40 years of experience in industry and government on bioprocess R&D including biomass processing, biorefining and biofuels/biobased products.
Dr. Tae Hyun Kim received a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering at Hanyang University ERICA. He was formerly a faculty at Iowa State University and Kongju National University. He has more than 20 years of experience in teaching and research in lignocellulosic biomass processing and conversion.Dr. Chang Geun Yoo received a PhD in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering from Iowa State University and currently is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry. He has investigated biomass characterization and utilization strategies with 70+ journal articles and book chapters on biomass characterization, pretreatment, thermochemical/ biological conversion, and biorefining.
Chapter 1. Introduction (Dr. Nhuan Nghiem1)
Chapter 2. Fractionation strategies (Dr. Tae-Hyun Kim2)
Chapter 3. Biochemical conversion of cellulose (Dr. Daehwan Kim4*, Dr. Youngmi Kim5, Dr. Sun Min Kim6)Chapter 4. Biochemical conversion of hemicellulose (Dr. Ryan Stoklosa7)
Chapter 5. Biochemical conversion of lignin (Dr. Nhuan Nghiem1)
Chapter 6. Thermochemical conversion of cellulose and hemicellulose (Dr. Anh Nguyen8* and Dr. Ly Trinh9)
Chapter 7. Thermochemical conversion of lignin (Dr. Charles Mullen10)
Chapter 8. Material application of lignin (Dr. Chang Geun Yoo3)
Chapter 9. TEA for evaluating biorefinery strategies (Dr. Deepak Kumar3)