Production of bioethanol from sugarcane bagasse: Status and perspectives

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 4754-4766

  Cardona, C A ^a   Quintero, J A ^a   Paz, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Lignocellulosic; Pretreatment; Stability; Sugarcane bagasse

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; LOW COSTS; MODELING ASPECTS; NON-LINEAR PHENOMENA; POTENTIAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT TECHNOLOGY; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE; TROPICAL COUNTRIES;

ALDEHYDES; BAGASSE; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; DETOXIFICATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ETHANOL;

ACETIC ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL; BAGASSE; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CELLULASE; FORMIC ACID; FURFURAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LIGNOCELLULOSE; NITRIC ACID; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ION; LIGNIN; OXYGEN;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; LIGNIN; SUGAR CANE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY YIELD; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHARIFICATION; SUGARCANE; ADSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES;

ADSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATES; CELLULOSE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FORMIC ACIDS; FURALDEHYDE; IONS; LIGNIN; OXYGEN; SACCHARUM; FORMATES;

EID: 77949875829     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.10.097     Document Type: Article

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