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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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Potato peel as feedstock for bioethanol production: A comparison of acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis
Ben Jeddou Khawla,Maktouf Sameh,Ghazala Imen,Frikha Donyes,Ghribi Dhouha,Ellouz Ghorbel Raoudha,Nouri-Ellouz Oumèma +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an economical medium for amylase production from Bacillus sp. UEB-S was formulated using potato peel (10g L−1) as a carbon source and soy flour (20g l−1), as a nitrogen source.
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Fungal pretreatment of agricultural residues for bioethanol production
TL;DR: In this paper, the white-rot fungus Irpex lacteus was applied to four agricultural residues (corn stover, barley straw, corncob and wheat straw), selected in terms of their composition and geographic availability.
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Production of fermentable sugars from sugarcane bagasse by enzymatic hydrolysis after autohydrolysis and mechanical refining.
Larisse Aparecida Ribas Batalha,Qiang Han,Hasan Jameel,Hou-min Chang,Jorge Luiz Colodette,Fernando José Borges Gomes +5 more
TL;DR: The economic analysis for the proposed method showed that the bioethanol production can have a financial return larger than 12%.
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Energy resources of the 21st century: problems and forecasts. Can renewable energy sources replace fossil fuels†
TL;DR: The state of the art and major trends of development of world energy engineering are analyzed in this article, where it is shown that energy production from any source, including alternative sources, cannot be environmentally benign if the scale of production is large.
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The influence of light intensity and photoperiod on duckweed biomass and starch accumulation for bioethanol production.
TL;DR: This study provides optimized light conditions for future industrial large-scale duckweed cultivation and suggested that high light induction was a promising method for duckweed starch accumulation.
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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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