Ethanol in biorefining and dehydration of agricultural materials: Energy, capital cost, and product quality implications

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-53

  Robertson, George H ^a   Offeman, Richard D ^a   Cao, Trung K ^a   Orts, William J ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biorefining; Dehydration; Distillation; Energy; Ethanol; Fermentation; Protein; Protein quality; Starch; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ETHANOL; BIOREFINERIES; BIOREFINING; CAPITAL COSTS; ENERGY; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATRIX; PER UNIT; PRODUCING WATER; PRODUCT QUALITY; PROTEIN QUALITY; PUBLIC DOMAINS; SOLVENT DRYING; STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE; UNIT OPERATION; US GOVERNMENT; WHEAT;

DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; DISTILLATION; DRYING; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; PROTEINS; STARCH;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 78751606360     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.251     Document Type: Article

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