Fast and efficient nanoshear hybrid alkaline pretreatment of corn stover for biofuel and materials production

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-42

  Wang, Wei ^a   Ji, Shaowen ^a   Lee, Ilsoon ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Enzymatic saccharification; Nanoshear hybrid alkaline pretreatment; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CELLULOSE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SACCHARIFICATION;

ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; ENZYMATIC SACCHARIFICATION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MICROFIBRIL AGGREGATES; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TAYLOR-COUETTE REACTOR;

HYBRID MATERIALS;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

BIOMASS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PRETREATMENT; SACCHARIFICATION; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84877360075     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: 1873-2909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.12.037     Document Type: Article

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