Preface INTRODUCTION Catalytic Routes to Hydrocarbon Fuels from Biomass Functionalities of Catalytic Materials for Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF SYN-GAS TO HYDROCARBON FUELS Thermocatalytic Conversion of Biomass to Syn-Gas Catalytic Valorization of SynGas to Short-Chain Hydrocarbon Fuels Integrated Transformation of Biomass to Syn-Gas with Functional Catalysts and Advanced Devices CATALYTIC UPGRADING OF BIO-OILS TO HYDROCARBON FUELS Catalytic Materials-Promoted Production of Bio-Oils from Biomass Enhanced Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels from Bio-Oils with Functional Catalysts CASCADE CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF SUGARS TO C1-C6 ALKANES Hydrocarbon Fuels Produced from C5 or C6 Sugar Components Hydrocarbon Fuels Produced from C5 and C6 Mixed Sugar Components CATALYTIC VALORIZATION OF LIGNIN TO HYDROCARBON FUELS Selective Hydrogenation of Lignin Derivatives to Aromatic Hydrocarbons Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin to Hydrocarbon Components CATALYTIC TRANSFORMATION OF BIOMASS-DERIVED PLATFORM MOLECULES TO HYDROCARBON FUELS Selective Hydrogenation of Furanic Compounds Derived from Sugars Catalytic Conversion of Levulinates to Biofuels Catalytic Upgrading of Gamma-Valerolactone to Biofuels Production of High-Quality Hydrocarbon Fuels from 2-Methylfuran Catalytic Oligomerization of Olefins to Hydrocarbon Fuels CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF TRIGLYCERIDES TO HYDROCARBON FUELS Catalytic Alcoholysis of Triglycerides to Biodiesel Direct Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Triglycerides to Hydrocarbon Fuels CATALYTIC STRATEGIES DEVELOPED FOR PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY HYDROCARBON FUELS FROM BIOMASS Approaches to Increase the Carbon-Chain Length of Biomass-Derived Molecules Green and Renewable Hydrogen-Donors for Production of Hydrocarbo Fuels Design of Solid Catalytic Materials for Efficient Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels Emerging Technologies used for Direct Valorization of Nature Niomass to Biofuels CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK.