Techno-economic evaluations of a generic wood-to-ethanol process: Effect of increased cellulose yields and enzyme recycle

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-12

  Gregg, D J ^a   Boussaid, A ^a   Saddler, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellulose hydrolysis; Enzyme recycling; Techno economic modelling; Wood to ethanol process

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COSTS; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; RECYCLING; WOOD;

ENZYME RECYCLING;

BIOCONVERSION;

ALCOHOL; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; ENZYME; LIGNIN;

ARTICLE; COST; EXTRACTION; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; REACTOR; RECYCLING; TIME; WOOD;

EID: 0031884106     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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