
Advances in 2nd Generation of Bioethanol Production
Description
Key Features
- Presents fundamentals and state-of-the-art of available pathways for bioethanol and bioproducts production from lignocellulosic biomass
- Discusses key-challenges for large scale production of bioethanol, such as pretreatment and hydrolysis
- Covers the specificities of various feedstocks and processes, the role of microorganisms in fermentation, saccharification limitations and challenges in the C5 and C6 fermentation
Readership
Table of Contents
1. General introduction to biofuels and bioethanol
2. The need for biofuels in the context of energy consumption
3. More than biofuels: Use ethanol as chemical feedstock
4. Essential process and key barriers for converting plant biomass into biofuel
5. Composition of plant biomass and its impact on pretreatments
6. Pretreatment: Towards effectiveness and sustainability
7. Tiny bugs play big roles: Microorganisms contribution to bioethanol production
8. Overcome saccharification barrier: Advances in hydrolysis technology
9. Strategies on simultaneous fermentation of pentose and hexose
10. Industrial bioethanol production: Status and bottlenecks
11. Ending fossil fuels addiction: Prospects for biofuels
Product details
- No. of pages: 266
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2021
- Published: January 13, 2021
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- eBook ISBN: 9780128188637
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128188620
About the Editor
Xin Lü
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