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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.
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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.

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Deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production: Recent advances and future prospects

TL;DR: In this article , a review of recent advancements on pre-treatment technology of biomass has been discussed, and the importance of bioethanol production with reference to climate change concerns, advances in technologies and future perspectives.
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Development of a centrifugal separator for grape marc: effect of the blade position and rotor speed on grape seed separation performance

TL;DR: Results showed that the separation of seeds from the fresh grape marc using a centrifugal separator is possible and that this could be achieved by setting the optimal rotation speed of the reel and establishing the best distance between the blades and the cylindrical separator.
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Biogas production with co-digestion of sugarcane straw

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the degradation of sugarcane straw by using citric acid in an autoclave and urea solution with sodium hydroxide at low temperature, and found significant change in the studied material, with degradation of lignin as well as hemicellulose and cellulose exposed to further hydrolysis.
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Evaluation of buriti endocarp as lignocellulosic substrate for second generation ethanol production.

TL;DR: The endocarp of buriti fruit was assessed for ethanol production and saccharified by the action of cellulolytic enzymes and, under optimized conditions, was able to produce 110 g of glucose per L of hydrolyzate.
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Biological Pretreatment by Solid-State Fermentation of Oat Straw to Enhance Physical Quality of Pellets

TL;DR: In this paper, solid-state fermentation (SSF) is used as a biological method to improve the quality of pellets of oat straw using Trametes versicolor 52J and Phanerochaete chrysosporium (PC).
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Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.

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

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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