The authors wish to acknowledge the following institutions for their support and collaboration:

• Pilot Plants of Biotechnology and Agro-Industry, National University of Colombia at Manizales, Colombia, for providing scientific and labora­tory resources during research projects that supported part of the knowl­edge presented in this book.

• Research Direction of National University of Colombia at Manizales (DIMA), Colombia, for funding different research projects in fuel etha­nol production.

• Colombian Institute for Science and Technology Development (Colciencias), Colombia, for granting fellowships and research projects related to the biofuels area.

• Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology M. V. Lomonosov, Moscow, Russian Federation, for providing the authors with science and technology bases in biotechnology, process design, and integration approach.

• Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology and Department of Engineering, University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia, for financial and scientific support in fuel ethanol production projects.

• Government of the Department of Caldas, Colombia, for financial sup­port of biofuels projects.

• Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, United Kingdom, for scientific and computational support in process systems engineering.

• Korea Institute of Energy Research, South Korea, for scientific collabo­ration in biofuels research and development.

In addition, the authors wish to acknowledge Annie Ceron, M. Sc., for her assistance and support during the preparation of the manuscript.