Feasibility of simultaneous saccharification and juice co-fermentation on hydrothermal pretreated sweet sorghum bagasse for ethanol production

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 211-219

  Rohowsky, Bernd ^a   Häßler, Thomas ^a   Gladis, Arne ^a   Remmele, Edgar ^b   Schieder, Doris ^a   Faulstich, Martin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Technologie und Förderzentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enzymatic hydrolysis; Lignocellulosic ethanol; Liquid hot water; Severity; Sweet sorghum

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; DEWATERING; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FUNCTIONS; LIGNIN; LIQUIDS; SACCHARIFICATION; SOLUBILITY; SUGARS; WATER;

CELLULOSE CONTENT; COFERMENTATION; CRITICAL VALUE; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FERMENTABLE SUGARS; FIRST ORDER; HYDROTHERMAL PRETREATMENT; LIQUID HOT WATER; MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS; NOVEL CONCEPT; PLANT FIBERS; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT CONDITIONS; PROCESS STEPS; RAW BAGASSE; RETENTION TIME; SEVERITY; SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION; SOLIDS CONTENT; SUGAR CONCENTRATION; SWEET SORGHUM; TARGET TEMPERATURE;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; SORGHUM;

BAGASSE; CELLULOSE; DRAINAGE; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNINS; LIQUIDS; SACCHARIFICATION; SOLUBILITY; SORGHUM; SUGARS; WATER;

EID: 84870731953     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.03.039     Document Type: Article

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