Ethanol production from Eucalyptus plantation thinnings

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 264-272

  McIntosh, S ^a   Vancov, T ^a,b   Palmer, J ^a   Spain, M ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellic ctec 2; Enzyme saccharification; Ethanol fermentation; Eucalyptus dunnii; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; CORYMBIA; ENZYME SACCHARIFICATION; ETHANOL CONVERSION; ETHANOL FERMENTATION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; EUCALYPTUS DUNNII; EUCALYPTUS FORESTS; EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS; FACTORIAL DESIGN; POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCK; PRE-TREATMENT; SEVERITY FACTOR; THINNINGS;

CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; GLUCOSE; SACCHARIFICATION; YEAST;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; XYLOSE;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; EVERGREEN FOREST; FERMENTATION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUGAR; THINNING;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; EUCALYPT FOREST THINNING; EUCALYPTUS; FERMENTATION; FORESTRY; NONHUMAN; PLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHARIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; EUCALYPTUS; FERMENTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; XYLOSE;

CELLULOSE; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FORESTRY; GLUCOSE; SACCHARIFICATION; YEASTS;

AUSTRALIA;

CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS DUNNII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84858291630     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.114     Document Type: Article

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