Butanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass

Biofuels from Agricultural Wastes and Byproducts

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 19-37

  Ezeji, Thaddeus C ^b   Blaschek, Hans P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia Fiber Expansion (AFEX) Pretreatment; Butanol production from agricultural residues; Butanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass; Composition of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Hydrolysates; Dried distillers' grains and solubles (DDGS); Liquid Hot Water (LHW); Steam Pretreatment and Steam Explosion; Treatment of Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates for Inhibitor Removals

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960399502     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780813822716.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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