Exploring the ways in which biomass as a renewable resource can be efficiently and economically transformed into useful products and fuels, this book addresses topics such as identifying, measuring and managing agricultural sustainability; the controversy over crops for food or fuel; and life cycle analysis will be highlighted. It also addresses important logistical problems and the challenges of biomass processing using the principles of green chemistry. This book is of interest to postgraduate students, green chemists, chemical engineers and environmental, materials, agricultural and food scientists.