Process design and sustainability in the production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic materials

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Scott, Felipe ^a,b   Quintero, Julián ^a,b   Morales, Marjorie ^a,b   Conejeros, Raúl ^a,b   Cardona, Carlos ^c   Aroca, Germán ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b Bioenercel SA ^*  (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Life cycle analysis; Lignocelluloses; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIGNOCELLULOSES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SYSTEMATIC METHODOLOGY;

BIOETHANOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ETHANOL; PROCESS DESIGN; SUGAR CANE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISTILLATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; HYDROLYSIS; KNOWLEDGE BASED PROCESS DESIGN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NON ISOTHERMAL SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION; OPTIMIZATION BASED PROCESS DESIGN; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS SUSTAINABILITY; PROCESS SYSTEM ENGINEERING; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; REVIEW; SACCHARIFICATION; TEMPERATURE SHIFT SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84878035109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol16-issue3-fulltext-7     Document Type: Review

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