Energy consumption, reserves, depletion, and environmental issues -- Biomass as an ensrgy resource: concept and markets -- Photosynthesis of biomass and its conversion-related properties -- Virgin biomass production -- Waste biomass abundance, energy potential, and availability -- Physical conversion processes -- Thermal conversion: combustion -- Thermal conversion: pyrolysis and liquefaction -- Thermal conversion: gasification -- Natural biochemical liquefaction -- Synthetic oxygenated liquid fuels -- Microbial conversion: gasification -- Organic commodity chemicals from biomass -- Integrated biomass production-conversion systems and net energy production

1. Biomass energy
2. Biomass chemicals