Ravi Kant Bhatia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, India. He is actively engaged in research activities in environmental biotechnology and recently listed in the World Top 2% list of scientists issues by Stanford University USA. He has vast experience in industry and academia, filed one patent, and his areas of interest include biomass, bioenergy, and biofuels.Meenu Hans is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, India. She is actively researching in environmental microbiology and biotechnology. She has worked as a Visiting Scientist at Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and has research experience in Biofuel Technology fermentation technology and has filed two patents.

• Chapter 1 Biofuels Significance in a Today’s Transforming World Chapter 2 Analytical Characterization of Biomass for Biofuel Production Chapter 3 Biomass pretreatment: An analytical approach Chapter 4 Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production: Bioreactor Designing and Analytical Approach Chapter 5 Enzymatic hydrolysis: A Key Process Chapter 6 Lignin biorefinery: Value-addition to the fuel industry Chapter 7 Biogas Production: Anaerobic Digester Design and Biogas Analysis Chapter 8 Microbial fuel cell: Set-up and analytical approaches Chapter 9 Biological Hydrogen Production: Updates and Perspectives Chapter 10 Biobutanol Production and Analysis Chapter 11 Biodiesel: Analytical Insights and Perspectives Chapter 12 Analytical Advancements in Biofuel Industry Chapter 13 Current Status and Challenges of Biofuel Sector

Ravi Kant Bhatia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, India. He is actively engaged in research activities in environmental biotechnology and recently listed in the World Top 2% list of scientists issues by Stanford University USA. He has vast experience in industry and academia, filed one patent, and his areas of interest include biomass, bioenergy, and biofuels.Meenu Hans is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, India. She is actively researching in environmental microbiology and biotechnology. She has worked as a Visiting Scientist at Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and has research experience in Biofuel Technology fermentation technology and has filed two patents.

• Chapter 1 Biofuels Significance in a Today’s Transforming World Chapter 2 Analytical Characterization of Biomass for Biofuel Production Chapter 3 Biomass pretreatment: An analytical approach Chapter 4 Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production: Bioreactor Designing and Analytical Approach Chapter 5 Enzymatic hydrolysis: A Key Process Chapter 6 Lignin biorefinery: Value-addition to the fuel industry Chapter 7 Biogas Production: Anaerobic Digester Design and Biogas Analysis Chapter 8 Microbial fuel cell: Set-up and analytical approaches Chapter 9 Biological Hydrogen Production: Updates and Perspectives Chapter 10 Biobutanol Production and Analysis Chapter 11 Biodiesel: Analytical Insights and Perspectives Chapter 12 Analytical Advancements in Biofuel Industry Chapter 13 Current Status and Challenges of Biofuel Sector

Ravi Kant Bhatia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, India. He is actively engaged in research activities in environmental biotechnology and recently listed in the World Top 2% list of scientists issues by Stanford University USA. He has vast experience in industry and academia, filed one patent, and his areas of interest include biomass, bioenergy, and biofuels.Meenu Hans is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, India. She is actively researching in environmental microbiology and biotechnology. She has worked as a Visiting Scientist at Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and has research experience in Biofuel Technology fermentation technology and has filed two patents.

• Chapter 1 Biofuels Significance in a Today’s Transforming World Chapter 2 Analytical Characterization of Biomass for Biofuel Production Chapter 3 Biomass pretreatment: An analytical approach Chapter 4 Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production: Bioreactor Designing and Analytical Approach Chapter 5 Enzymatic hydrolysis: A Key Process Chapter 6 Lignin biorefinery: Value-addition to the fuel industry Chapter 7 Biogas Production: Anaerobic Digester Design and Biogas Analysis Chapter 8 Microbial fuel cell: Set-up and analytical approaches Chapter 9 Biological Hydrogen Production: Updates and Perspectives Chapter 10 Biobutanol Production and Analysis Chapter 11 Biodiesel: Analytical Insights and Perspectives Chapter 12 Analytical Advancements in Biofuel Industry Chapter 13 Current Status and Challenges of Biofuel Sector