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Bioethanol production from agricultural wastes: An overview
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In this article, a review of available technologies for bioethanol production from agricultural wastes is discussed, which can increase concentrations of fermentable sugars after enzymatic saccharification, thereby improving the efficiency of the whole process.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2012-01-01. It has received 1432 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lignocellulosic biomass & Biofuel.read more
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Enhancing Enzymatic Digestibility of Coconut Husk using Nitrogen-assisted Subcritical Water for Sugar Production
TL;DR: In this paper, subcritical water assisted by nitrogen (N 2 ) was developed to enhance the enzymatic hydrolysis of CCH in order to increase the sugar yield.
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Integrated Biorefinery Approach for the Valorization of Olive Mill Waste Streams Towards Sustainable Biofuels and Bio-Based Products
TL;DR: In this paper, the most significant advances concerning a variety of promising valorization scenarios have been reviewed for olive mill wastewater to be converted to sustainable resources of bio-fuels and bio-based products.
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Exploring Simplified Methods for Insect Chitin Extraction and Application as a Potential Alternative Bioethanol Resource.
TL;DR: The bioconversion of insect chitin to bioethanol using two different strains of Mucor circinelloides in submerged fermentation systems confirms the possibility of using insect biomass as a potential alternative resource forBioethanol production in a simple manner thus contributing to the creation of an alternate energy source.
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Influence of Homogenization Treatment on Physicochemical Properties and Enzymatic Hydrolysis Rate of Pure Cellulose Fibers
TL;DR: Results obtained show that homogenization treatments improve the enzymatic hydrolysis rate of the cellulose fibers by 25 to 100 %, depending of the homogenized treatment applied.
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Fungal Pretreatment of Willow Sawdust with Abortiporus biennis for Anaerobic Digestion: Impact of an External Nitrogen Source
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of nitrogen supplementation in the fungal pretreatment of willow sawdust via the white rot fungus Abortiporus biennis (A. biennis) was studied in terms of the fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass and biochemical methane potential (BMP).
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Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.
Nathan S. Mosier,Charles E. Wyman,Bruce E. Dale,Richard T. Elander,Y. Y. Lee,Mark T. Holtzapple,Michael R. Ladisch +6 more
TL;DR: This paper reviews process parameters and their fundamental modes of action for promising pretreatment methods and concludes that pretreatment processing conditions must be tailored to the specific chemical and structural composition of the various, and variable, sources of lignocellulosic biomass.
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Pretreatment technologies for an efficient bioethanol production process based on enzymatic hydrolysis: A review
TL;DR: This paper reviews the most interesting technologies for ethanol production from lignocellulose and it points out several key properties that should be targeted for low-cost and advanced pretreatment processes.
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Pretreatment of lignocellulosic wastes to improve ethanol and biogas production: a review.
TL;DR: Effective parameters in pretreatment of lignocelluloses, such as crystallinity, accessible surface area, and protection by lignin and hemicellulose are described first, and several pretreatment methods are discussed and their effects on improvement in ethanol and/or biogas production are described.
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Global potential bioethanol production from wasted crops and crop residues
Seungdo Kim,Bruce E. Dale +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the global annual potential bioethanol production from the major crops, corn, barley, oat, rice, wheat, sorghum, and sugar cane, is estimated.
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Trends in biotechnological production of fuel ethanol from different feedstocks.
TL;DR: The different technologies for producing fuel ethanol from sucrose-containing feedstocks (mainly sugar cane, starchy materials and lignocellulosic biomass) are described along with the major research trends for improving them.
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