Process and utility water requirements for cellulosic ethanol production processes via fermentation pathway

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 396-405

  Lingaraju, Bala P ^a   Lee, Joo Youp ^a   Yang, Y Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

cellulosic ethanol; wastewater treatment for cellulosic ethanol production; water quantity and quality

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; PRETREATMENT TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER QUANTITIES; WATER REQUIREMENTS;

FEEDSTOCKS; FERMENTATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876291350     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.11604     Document Type: Article

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