Contents -- List of contributing authors -- 1. Matching the biomass to the bioproduct -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Upstream bioprocesses -- 1.2.1 Open systems -- 1.2.2 Closed systems -- 1.3 Downstream bioprocesses -- 1.3.1 Overview of downstream bioprocesses -- 1.3.2 Downstream bioprocessing unit operations -- 1.3.3 Specific processing considerations for biomolecules -- 1.3.4 Chromatography -- 1.3.5 Stabilization and formulation -- 1.3.6 Mechanical considerations: Pumps, valves, piping, mixing -- 1.4 Sample bioprocesses -- 1.4.1 Bioenergy -- 1.4.2 Nutraceutical example: Chondroitin -- 1.4.3 Fermentation example: Fermentation products from ligno-cellulose -- 1.4.4 Biopharmaceutical example:Monoclonal antibodies -- 1.4.5 Novel material example: Cellulose nanofibers -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 2. Systems biology in biofuel -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The importance of systems biology -- 2.2.1 Genomics -- 2.2.2 Transcriptomics -- 2.2.3 Proteomics -- 2.2.4 Metabolomics -- 2.2.5 Fluxomics -- 2.2.6 Computational Methods -- Applicability of systems biology in biofuels -- 2.3.1 Biodiesels -- 2.3.2 Jet fuels -- 2.3.3 Biobutanol -- 2.4 Conclusions and outlook -- 3. Production and application of chitin -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Historical outline -- 3.3 Sources -- 3.4 Extraction and purification -- 3.4.1 Chemical extraction -- 3.4.2 Biological extraction -- 3.5 Applications -- 3.5.1 Biomedical applications -- 3.5.2 Agricultural applications -- 3.5.3 Materials applications -- 3.5.4 Water purification -- 3.6 Outlook -- 4. Biological production of welan gum -- 4.1 Sphingans: Occurrence and structure -- 4.2 Welan gum: structure and properties -- 4.3 Production of welan gum -- 4.3.1 Producing strains -- 4.3.2 Producing conditions -- 4.3.3 Recovery and purification of welan gum -- 4.4 Biosynthetic pathway of welan gum.

4.4.1 Synthesis of the nucleotide-sugar precursors -- 4.4.2 Assembly of the tetrasaccharide repeating unit -- 4.4.3 Polymerization and export -- 4.4.4 Regulation of welan gum biosynthesis -- 4.4.5 Enzymes in other process -- 4.5 Engineering approaches for improvement of sphingan production -- 4.6 Applications of welan gum -- 4.6.1 Cement systems -- 4.6.2 Oil industry -- 4.6.3 Other potential applications -- 4.7 Future perspectives -- 5. Utilization of food waste for fermentative hydrogen production -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Metabolic pathway of fermentative hydrogen production -- 5.2.1 Process yield and conversion efficiency -- 5.2.2 Metabolic pathway for fermentative hydrogen production -- 5.3 Biohydrogen production from food waste -- 5.3.1 Carbohydrate -- 5.3.2 Fats -- 5.3.3 Protein -- 5.4 Pretreatment of food waste for fermentative hydrogen production -- 5.4.1 Physical pretreatment -- 5.4.2 Chemical pretreatment -- 5.4.3 Enzymatic pretreatment -- 5.5 Performance of biohydrogen production from food waste -- 5.6 Prospects and challenges of fermentative hydrogen production from food waste -- 6. Bacterial dye-decolorizing peroxidases -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Biochemical properties -- 6.3 Physiological roles of bacterial DyPs -- 6.4 Catalytic mechanism of bacterial DyPs -- 6.5 Structure-function relationship in bacterial DyPs -- 6.6 Biotechnological opportunities -- 6.6.1 Lignin valorization and fine chemicals -- 6.6.2 Dye decolorization in wastewater treatment -- 6.6.3 Other potential industrial applications -- 6.7 Conclusions and perspectives -- 7. Biological routes to itaconic and succinic acids -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Succinic acid -- 7.1.2 Itaconic acid -- 7.2 Synthesis of succinic acid and derivatives -- 7.2.1 Chemical synthesis of succinic acid -- 7.2.2 Biological routes to succinic acid.

7.2.3 Catalytic conversion of succinic acid -- 7.3 Synthesis of itaconic acid and derivatives -- 7.3.1 Biological routes to itaconic acid -- 7.3.2 Catalytic conversion of itaconic acid -- 7.4 Applications of succinic acid and derivatives -- 7.5 Applications of itaconic acid and derivatives -- 7.6 Conclusions -- 8. Novel nanoparticle materials for drug/food delivery-polysaccharides -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Nanoparticles for delivery systems -- 8.3 Polysaccharides and their nanoparticles -- 8.3.1 Nonpolyelectrolyte polysaccharides -- 8.3.2 Positively charged polyelectrolyte polysaccharides -- 8.3.3 Negatively charged polyelectrolyte polysaccharides -- 8.3.4 Hyperbranched polysaccharides -- 8.3.5 Other polysaccharides -- 8.4 Nanoparticle preparation based on polysaccharides -- 8.4.1 Covalent crosslinkingpolysaccharide nanoparticles -- 8.4.2 Ionic crosslinkingpolysaccharide nanoparticles -- 8.4.3 Polyelectrolyte complexing polysaccharide nanoparticles -- 8.4.4 Self-assembly polysaccharide nanoparticles -- 8.5 Applications of polysaccharide-based nanoparticles -- 8.5.1 Medical applications -- 8.5.2 Food applications -- 8.6 Conclusions -- Index.