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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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Steam explosion pretreatment to obtain eco-friendly building blocks from oil palm mesocarp fiber

TL;DR: In this paper, a central composite design was used to optimize the steam explosion procedure prior to the acetosolv and bleaching processes to improve the characteristics of cellulosic pulp without affecting the quality of lignin.
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Pd-based membrane reactors for producing ultra pure hydrogen: Oxidative reforming of bio-ethanol

TL;DR: In this article, a self-supported Pd-Ag tube of wall thickness 60μm has been used for producing pure hydrogen via oxidative steam reforming of bio-ethanol.
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Enhanced enzymatic saccharification of sugarcane bagasse pretreated by sodium methoxide with glycerol

TL;DR: The results suggest that CWGP significantly increased the susceptibility of the substrates to enzymatic digestibility and might be a prospective candidate for the pretreatment process of enzyme-based lignocellulosic biorefineries.
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Enhanced properties of oil palm fronds (OPF) lignin fractions produced via tangential ultrafiltration technique

TL;DR: In this paper, the structural characteristic and antioxidant properties of different oil palm fronds lignin fractions (kraft, soda and organosolv) separated via 5kDa ultrafiltration membranes were analyzed.
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Structural and surface changes of cobalt modified manganese oxide during activation and ethanol steam reforming reaction

TL;DR: In this paper, surface and structural changes of unmodified manganese and cobalt-manganese oxide during activation and ethanol steam reforming reaction conditions (ESR) were studied by means of X-ray diffraction, Xray photoelectron spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction/oxidation (TPR/TPO) and transmission electron microscopy.
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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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