Relationships between cellulosic biomass particle size and enzymatic hydrolysis sugar yield: Analysis of inconsistent reports in the literature

Renewable Energy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-136

  Zhang, Qi ^a,b   Zhang, Pengfei ^b   Pei, Z J ^b   Wang, Donghai ^b  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cellulosic biomass; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Particle size; Sugar yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PARTICLE; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SUGAR YIELD; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

BIOFUELS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; BREWING INDUSTRY; CELLULOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SUGAR;

EID: 84878551615     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.04.012     Document Type: Review

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