Enzymatic hydrolysis of switchgrass and tall wheatgrass mixtures using dilute sulfuric acid and aqueous ammonia pretreatments

Biological Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 163-171

  Karki, B ^a   Nahar, N ^a   Pryor, S W ^a  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous ammonia; Lignocellulosic feedstocks; Pretreatment; Sulfuric acid; Switchgrass; Tall wheatgrass

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AMMONIA; BIOETHANOL; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; DELIGNIFICATION; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; GLUCOSE; MIXTURES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SULFURIC ACID;

AQUEOUS AMMONIA; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; PRE-TREATMENT; SWITCHGRASS; WHEATGRASS;

ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS;

LOPHOPYRUM ELONGATUM; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 79957785364     PISSN: 19342799     EISSN: 19342837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13031/2013.36510     Document Type: Article

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