1. Introduction (Sílvio Vaz Jr., Embrapa, Brazil)2. Mass spectrometry for metabolomic of synthetic biology (Patrícia Abdelnur et al., Embrapa, Brazil)
3. Nuclear magnetic resonance for complex molecules from biomass (Luiz Alberto Colnago et al., Embrapa, Brazil)
4. Ultra high performance liquid chromatography applied to sugars and derivatives (Clenilson Rodrigues, Embrapa, Brazil)
5. Qualitative analyses of lignins (Birgit Kamm et al., Biopolymer Research Institute, Germany)
6. Analyses of biomass fibers by XRD, FTIR and NIR (Alexis Ferrer et al., Universidad de Zulia, Venezuela)
7. Molecular properties and functions of humic and humic-like matter from biomasses and their recycled products (Alessando Piccolo et al., Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy)
8. Comparison among different gravimetric methods for structural characterization of biomass (Luis Duarte et al., National Laboratory for Geology and Energy, Portugal)
9. The capillary electrophoresis potential in the characterization of biomass and their products (Luis Duarte et al., National Laboratory for Geology and Energy, Portugal)
10. Characterization of raw materials for biorefineries (Jorge Enrique Lopez et al., Universidad del Valle, Colombia)
11. Microscopy applied in biomass characterization (Idania Valdez et al., Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico)
About the Author: Prof. Dr. Sílvio Vaz Junior holds a BSc degree in Chemistry, a MSc degree in Physical Chemistry and a PhD degree in Analytical Chemistry from University of São Paulo. He was director and partner of two analytical private laboratories related to environmental analysis technologies. Since 2010, he is a research scientist at the state-owned Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) working on the development of renewable chemicals from biomass and analytical chemistry applied to bioenergy and biomass chemistry. He is a member of IUPAC and has published articles and books related to renewable chemistry and analytical chemistry.
