Bioalcohol Production : Biochemical Conversion Of Lignocellulosic Biomass.

Bioethanol is one of the main biofuels currently used as a petroleum-substitute in transport applications. However, conflicts over food supply and land use have made its production and utilisation a controversial topic. Second generation bioalcohol production technology, based on (bio)chemical conve...

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Main Author: Waldron, Keith W.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2010.
Series:Woodhead Publishing in energy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Bioethanol is one of the main biofuels currently used as a petroleum-substitute in transport applications. However, conflicts over food supply and land use have made its production and utilisation a controversial topic. Second generation bioalcohol production technology, based on (bio)chemical conversion of non-food lignocellulose, offers potential advantages over existing, energy-intensive bioethanol production processes. Food vs. fuel pressures may be reduced by utilising a wider range of lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks, including energy crops, cellulosic residues, and, particularly, wast.
Item Description:8.2 Biological processing of lignocellulose.
Physical Description:1 online resource (497 pages)
ISBN:9781845699611
1845699610