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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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Toward a microbial palm oil substitute: oleaginous yeasts cultured on lignocellulose

TL;DR: Through further strain selection, metabolic engineering, and valorization of co‐products, the production of a substitute oil from yeast is potentially feasible.
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The use of crop residues for biofuel production

TL;DR: The use of biomass as a valuable energy source is a promising area of interest for researchers as mentioned in this paper, however, concerns such as environmental forfeits of contending uses of crop residues must be evaluated with short and long-term perception considering its impact on agricultural land and biofuel production.
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Effect of structural changes on enzymatic hydrolysis of eucalyptus, sweet sorghum bagasse, and sugarcane bagasse after liquid hot water pretreatment

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment on enzymatic hydrolysis of various lignocelluloses was evaluated using a woody (eucalyptus) and two herbaceous materials (SSB and sugarcane bagasse).
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Conversion of cellulose into reducing sugar by solution plasma process (SPP).

TL;DR: In the present study, cellulose colloids are treated with the solution plasma process in order to prepare reducing sugar and the%yield of TRS was greatly enhanced by solution plasma treatment using Fe electrode.
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Impact of Biomass on Industry: Using Ethylene Derived from Bioethanol within the Polyester Value Chain

TL;DR: In this article, life cycle assessment has been used to investigate the environmental impacts associated with using ethylene produced from biomass, rather than from the processing of crude oil, in the production of...
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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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