| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| Foreword | | 7 |
| Executive Summary | | 9 |
| 1. Bio-ethanol | | 11-50 |
| 1.1 Ethanol from biomass | | 13 |
| 1.2 Bacterial Ethanol Production | | 37 |
| 1.3 Bioconversion of cellulose/hemicellulose to ethanol | | 45 |
| 2. Bio-chemicals | | 61-64 |
| 2.1 Chemicals Produced from Biomass | | 54 |
| 2.2 Technology gaps and Proposed Policy | | 60 |
| 3. Bio-oil | | 65-76 |
| 3.1 Conversion Process | | 69 |
| 3.2 Internal Scenario | | 70 |
| 3.3 Indian Perspectives | | 72 |
| 3.4 Action Plan | | 72 |
| 3.5 Likely Deliverables | | 74 |
| Bio-hydrogen | | 77-82 |
| 4.1 Technology Trends-International Scenario | | 79 |
| 4.2 Hydrogen Technology-- Indian Perspectives | | 81 |
| 4.3 Technology Roadmap | | 82 |
| Industrial Enzymes for Bioethanol from Lignocelluloses | | 83-164 |
| 5.1 Cellulases | | 85 |
| 5.2 Hemicellulases | | 105 |
| 5.3 Cellulases & Hemicellulases- Global Industrial Perspectives | | 121 |
| 5.4 Processing of Cellulases & Hemicellulases | | 143 |
| 5.5 Lignin Degrading Enzymes | | 149 |
