Elba P. S. Bon

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the efforts of different Brazilian institutions and research groups on second generation bioethanol production, especially from sugarcane bagasse, and they show that in the coming years, ethanol yield per hectare of cane could reach 10,000 L/ha, if 50% of the produced bagasse would be converted to ethanol.

TL;DR: The efforts of different Brazilian institutions and research groups on second generation bioethanol production, especially from sugarcane bagasse are described.

TL;DR: The effectiveness of ball milling and wet disk milling on treating sugarcane bagasse and straw were compared and the defibrillation effect observed for WDM samples seems to have favored enzymatic conversion.

TL;DR: The use of wastes is advantageous as their availability is not hindered by a requirement for arable land for the production of food and feed, and waste utilization prevents its accumulation, which is of great environmental concern due to its potential for contamination of rivers and underground water as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus awamori enzymes were concentrated, pooled and assessed for the hydrolysis of steam-pretreated sugarcane bagasse as discussed by the authors.