Lignocellulosic ethanol in India: Prospects, challenges and feedstock availability

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 4826-4833

  Sukumaran, Rajeev K ^a   Surender, Vikram Joshua ^a   Sindhu, Raveendran ^a   Binod, Parameshwaran ^a   Janu, Kanakambaran Usha ^a   Sajna, Kuttavan Valappil ^a   Rajasree, Kuni Parambil ^a   Pandey, Ashok ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Agro residues; Bio ethanol; Biomass; Cellulase; Lignocellulosic feedstock

Indexed keywords

AGRO-RESIDUES; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; CURRENT STATUS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; MOTOR GASOLINES; SECOND GENERATION; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

BIOETHANOL; BIOMASS; BLENDING; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; MOLASSES;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MOLASSES; CELLULASE; LIGNIN;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; ETHANOL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY YIELD; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SACCHARIFICATION; STRAW; SUGARCANE; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULASE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; HYDROLYSIS; INDIA; LIGNIN; MOLASSES;

INDIA;

EID: 77949873747     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.049     Document Type: Article

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