Production of ethanol from carbohydrates from loblolly pine: A technical and economic assessment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5051-5057

  Frederick Jr , W J ^a   Lien, S J ^b   Courchene, C E ^b   DeMartini, N A ^b   Ragauskas, A J ^c   Iisa, K ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Economics; Ethanol; Fermentation; Pine

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS;

PINE; RESIDUAL BIOMASS;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE; ENZYME; HEMICELLULOSE; SUGAR; SULFURIC ACID;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; EXTRACTION METHOD; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; MAIZE; POWER GENERATION; SULFURIC ACID; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CORN; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXTRACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLOW RATE; HYDROLYSIS; LOBLOLLY PINE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR; WOOD;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; PINUS TAEDA; WOOD;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS; PINUS TAEDA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 41849133605     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.08.086     Document Type: Article

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