Advances in Bioenergy

Dr. Yebo Li is a professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University (OSU). His research area is bioproducts and bioenergy with focuses on biogas production and upgrading, fermentation and separation, and thermochemical conversion of biomass for the production of biopolyols and polyurethanes. Dr. Li has written more than 230 peer reviewed journal articles and conference presentations and been awarded five patents. He has served as Division Editor, Associate Editor, and sat on Editorial Boards for several journals like Transactions of ASABE, and International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. He is also the Co-Editor of a bioenergy textbook: Bioenergy-Principals and Applications . Dr Li has received many awards including the 2012 Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year Award from the American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Xumeng Ge works at Quasar Energy Group, Cleveland, OH, USA

1. Bioethanol: New opportunities for an ancient product Chen-Guang Liu, Kai Li, Yuan Wen, Bo-Yu Geng, Qian Liu and Yen-Han Lin 2. Butanol production by Clostridium Chuang Xue and Chi Cheng 3. Regulation and production of lignocellulolytic enzymes from Trichoderma reesei for biofuels production Fei Zhang, Benjarat Bunterngsook, Jia-Xiang Li, Xin-Qing Zhao, Verawat Champreda, Chen-Guang Liu and Feng-Wu Bai 4. Biological treatment of organic materials for energy and nutrients production Long Lin, Fuqing Xu, Xumeng Ge and Yebo Li 5. Bio-based polycarbonates from renewable feedstocks and carbon dioxide Shaoqing Cui, Joshua Borgemenke, Yusheng Qin, Zhe Liu and Yebo Li