Improvements in Biobutanol Fermentation and Their Impacts on Distillation Energy Consumption and Wastewater Generation

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 504-514

  Mariano, Adriano Pinto ^a   Filho, Rubens Maciel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Advances; Butanol; Distillation; Energy consumption; Fermentation; Wastewater footprint

Indexed keywords

ADVANCES; EFFLUENT STREAMS; FERMENTATION PROCESS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCT RECOVERY; PRODUCT STREAMS; STILLAGE; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; SUGAR SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER GENERATION;

BUTENES; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FERMENTATION; SUGARS;

ALCOHOLS;

EID: 84860539872     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-011-9172-0     Document Type: Review

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