Energy, sugar dilution, and economic analysis of hot water flow-through pre-treatment for producing biofuel from sugarcane residues

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 95-108

  Archambault Léger, Véronique ^a   Losordo, Zachary ^b   Lynd, Lee R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Mascoma Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Energy; Pre treatment, flow through; Sugarcane bagasse; Technoeconomic

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; BIOETHANOL; BIOFUELS; CALORIFIC VALUE; DILUTION; DISTILLATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANOL; FLOW OF WATER; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; HYDRAULICS; WATER;

COMMERCIAL IMPLEMENTATION; ELECTRICITY EXPORT; ENERGY; FLOWTHROUGH; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; PRETREATMENT METHODS; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE; TECHNO-ECONOMICS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84920868948     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1524     Document Type: Article

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