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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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High value-added products from the orange juice industry waste.
TL;DR: An underutilized residue called Citrus Pulp of Floater (CPF), which causes problems during the industrial process of manufacturing of orange juice, was explored for the production of high value-added products.
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Italian Biogas Plants: Trend, Subsidies, Cost, Biogas Composition and Engine Emissions
Alberto Benato,Alarico Macor +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the Italian biogas sector status in terms of development trends and factors that favor/block the spread of Biogas spread, after an overview of the European context.
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Membranes as a tool to support biorefineries: Applications in enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation and dehydration for bioethanol production
Koel Saha,Uma Maheswari R,Jaya Sikder,Sudip Chakraborty,Silvio Silvério da Silva,Júlio César dos Santos +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of eco-friendly and sustainable method for bioethanol production is presented, which focuses on ecofriendly methods for bio-ethanol, including pre-treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation, and dehydration.
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Pilot scale study on steam explosion and mass balance for higher sugar recovery from rice straw.
Sandeep Sharma,Ravindra Kumar,Ruchi Gaur,Ruchi Agrawal,Ravi P. Gupta,Deepak K. Tuli,Biswapriya Das +6 more
TL;DR: Pretreatment of rice straw on pilot scale steam explosion has been attempted to achieve maximum sugar recovery, but detailed studies showed that the former caused higher production of oligomeric sugars than the later, which has a pronounced effect in reducing enzymatic sugar yield.
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Antibacterial and phytochemical analysis of Banana fruit peel
TL;DR: In this paper, the in vitro antibacterial activity of ethanolic and aqueous extract of banana peels was investigated on both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria using agar well diffusion technique.
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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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