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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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Production and utilization of fuel pellets from biomass: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a state-of-the-art review on the production and utilization of fuel pellets from biomass, including different aspects of the making process including pre-possessing of biomass for pelletization, influence of process parameters on pellet quality and various ways to utilize pellets.
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Pretreatment of agricultural biomass for anaerobic digestion: Current state and challenges
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TL;DR: In this review, cereal residue, fruit and vegetable wastes, grasses and animal manure were selected as the agricultural biomass candidates, and the fundamentals and current state of various pretreatment methods used for AD of these feedstocks were investigated.
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Recent progress in the direct liquefaction of typical biomass
Hua-jun Huang,Xing-zhong Yuan +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the recent research progress in the liquefaction of typical biomass from a new perspective is presented, which summarizes five aspects of related work: first, the effect of solvent type on the liquidation behaviors of biomass; second, the biomass type on liquidation behavior; third, the liquidization behavior of biomass in sub-/super-critical ethanol; fourth, liquidation behaviour of bioenergy in organic solvent mixed solvents; and fifth, liquidization behaviour of sewage sludge.
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Combination of fungal and physicochemical processes for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment -- A review
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of current fungal pretreatments and feasibility for biofuel production, with a focus on combining fungal Pretreatment with other methods.
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Application of nanoparticles in biofuels: an overview
Patrick T. Sekoai,Cecil N.M. Ouma,Stephanus P. du Preez,Phillimon Modisha,Nicolaas Engelbrecht,Dmitri Bessarabov,Anish Ghimire +6 more
TL;DR: This review critically examines the various studies in literature that have explored nanoparticles in biofuel processes such as biohydrogen, biogas, biodiesel and bioethanol production, towards enhancing their process yields and elucidates the different types of nanomaterials that have been used in these bioprocesses.
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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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