part SECTION I General -- chapter 1 Plant-Based Biofuels: An Introduction -- chapter 2 World Biofuel Scenario -- chapter 3 Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquids and Gaseous Fuels -- chapter 4 Production of Biofuels with Special Emphasis on Biodiesel -- part SECTION II Production of Bioethanol -- chapter 5 Fuel Ethanol: Current Status and Outlook -- chapter 6 Bioethanol from Biomass: Production of Ethanol from Molasses -- chapter 7 Bioethanol from Starchy Biomass: Part I Production of Starch Saccharifying Enzymes -- chapter 8 Bioethanol from Starchy Biomass: Part II Hydrolysis and Fermentation -- chapter 9 Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Part I Pretreatment of the Substrates -- chapter 10 Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Part II Production of Cellulases and Hemicellulases -- chapter 11 Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Part III Hydrolysis and Fermentation -- part SECTION III Production of Biodiesel -- chapter 12 Biodiesel: Current and Future Perspectives -- chapter 13 Biodiesel Production Technologies and Substrates -- chapter 14 Lipase-Catalyzed Preparation of Biodiesel -- chapter 15 Biodiesel Production With Supercritical Fluid Technologies -- chapter 16 Palm Oil Diesel Production and Its Experimental Test on a Diesel Engine -- chapter 17 Biodiesel from Rice Bran Oil -- chapter 18 Biodiesel Production Using Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) and Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) Seed Oil -- chapter 19 Biodiesel Production from Mahua Oil and Its Evaluation in an Engine -- chapter 20 Biodiesel Production from Rubber Seed Oil.