Influence of high gravity process conditions on the environmental impact of ethanol production from wheat straw

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 173, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-158

  Janssen, Matty ^a   Tillman, Anne Marie ^a   Cannella, David ^b   Jørgensen, Henning ^b,c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Energy analysis; High gravity hydrolysis and fermentation; Life cycle assessment; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; LOADING; STRAW;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; DRY MATTER CONTENT; ENERGY ANALYSIS; HIGH GRAVITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY USE; PROCESS CONFIGURATION; WHEAT STRAWS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALCOHOL; MACROGOL;

BIOFUEL; DRY MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OIL PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRAW; SUBSTRATE; WHEAT;

ACIDIFICATION; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EUTROPHICATION; FERMENTATION; GRAVITY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROLYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; STRAW; WHEAT; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; PROCEDURES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; HYPERGRAVITY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; TRITICUM;

EID: 84907945304     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.09.044     Document Type: Article

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