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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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Composição da fibra da casca de coco verde in natura e após pré-tratamentos químicos

TL;DR: O aumento do consumo da agua de coco leva a uma maior geracao de residuos, impactando em problemas ambientais e merecendo atencao de pesquisadores for o aproveitamento desta biomassa as discussed by the authors.
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Production of Bioethanol from hitherto underutilized agro waste (Field beans/Green Pea pods waste) incorporating zero waste generation technique

TL;DR: In this paper, a low cost anaerobic fermenter was designed and fabricated for bio-ethanol production under submerged culture conditions using Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Agro waste biomass (field bean pods, field bean seed coat and green peas pods) was pre-treated and saccharified using consortium of fungal strains (Aspergillus sp.).
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Innovation from waste with biomass-derived chitin and chitosan as green and sustainable polymer: A Review

TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the general properties of chitin and chitosan as natural polysaccharides is presented, highlighting the innovative and eco-friendly methods for recovery of chITin and its derivatives from waste sources.
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Sequential Alkaline and Ultrasound Pretreatments of Oat Hulls Improve Xylanase Production by Aureobasidium pullulans in Submerged Cultivation

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of different pretreatments of oat hulls were evaluated on the production of xylanase by Aureobasidium pullulans CCT 1261 under submerged cultivation.
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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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