Fuel ethanol production: process design trends and integration opportunities

CA Cardona, ÓJ Sánchez - Bioresource technology, 2007 - Elsevier
Current fuel ethanol research and development deals with process engineering trends for
improving biotechnological production of ethanol. In this work, the key role that process …

Techno‐economic evaluation of producing ethanol from softwood: Comparison of SSF and SHF and identification of bottlenecks

A Wingren, M Galbe, G Zacchi - Biotechnology progress, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to evaluate, from a technical and economic standpoint, the
enzymatic processes involved in the production of fuel ethanol from softwood. Two base …

Fundamental aspects of dilute acid hydrolysis/fractionation kinetics of hardwood carbohydrates. 1. Cellulose hydrolysis

RW Torget, JS Kim, YY Lee - Industrial & engineering chemistry …, 2000 - ACS Publications
Previous kinetic modeling and bench-scale demonstration efforts using batch, percolation,
or plug-flow reactors for the dilute sulfuric acid hydrolysis of cellulose have concluded that …

[KİTAP][B] Biofuels: biotechnology, chemistry, and sustainable development

DM Mousdale - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Evaluating a wealth of quantitative data, Biofuels: Biotechnology, Chemistry, and
Sustainable Development discusses different types of biofuels, the science behind their …

Ionic-liquid-phase hydrolysis of pine wood

C Sievers, MB Valenzuela-Olarte… - Industrial & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Depolymerization of cellulose and hemicellulose from loblolly pine wood is studied in the
ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, which is capable of dissolving …

[KİTAP][B] Process synthesis for fuel ethanol production

CA Cardona, OJ Sanchez, LF Gutierrez - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
Process engineering can potentially provide the means to develop economically viable and
environmentally friendly technologies for the production of fuel ethanol. Focusing on a key …

Enzymatic synthesis of amylose

K Ohdan, K Fujii, M Yanase, T Takaha… - Biocatalysis and …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Amylose is a linear polymer of α-1, 4-linked glucose and is expected to be used in various
industries as a functional biomaterial. However, pure amylose is currently not available for …

Biomass upgrading through acid–base catalysis

C Perego, D Bianchi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2010 - Elsevier
The development of economic processes for the production of liquid fuels from biomass
requires large investments. Therefore, the search of new catalysts for the enhancement of …

A comparison of aqueous and dilute-acid single-temperature pretreatment of yellow poplar sawdust

SG Allen, D Schulman, J Lichwa, MJ Antal… - Industrial & …, 2001 - ACS Publications
Pretreatment of fresh yellow poplar sawdust (< 6 mm, 25− 30 wt% moisture) with hot liquid
water (190− 220° C, 2.0− 7.5 min, 2− 7 wt% solids loading) or steam (220° C, 2.0 min) was …

Catalytic hydrolysis of cellulose to reducing sugar over acid-activated montmorillonite catalysts

DS Tong, X **a, XP Luo, LM Wu, CX Lin, WH Yu… - Applied Clay …, 2013 - Elsevier
The hydrolysis of cellulose to reducing sugar in water solution over a series of solid catalysts
was studied, including the H-form zeolite, montmorillonite, and acid-activated …