Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC): A high-value co-product that improves the economics of cellulosic ethanol production

Energies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 607-618

  Song, Qiong ^a   Winter, William T ^a   Bujanovic, Biljana M ^a   Amidon, Thomas E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC); Cellulosic ethanol; Economics; Enzyme; Nanocellulose (NCC); Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC)

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; ECONOMICS; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FOSSIL FUELS; GLUCOSE; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); COMMERCIAL ENZYMES; FORESTRY RESIDUES; MUNICIPAL WASTE; NANO-CELLULOSE; NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE (NFC); NATURAL RESISTANCE; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

CELLULOSE;

EID: 84894556049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en7020607     Document Type: Article

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