2nd generation lignocellulosic bioethanol: Is torrefaction a possible approach to biomass pretreatment?

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-15

  Chiaramonti, David ^a   Rizzo, Andrea Maria ^a   Prussi, Matteo ^a   Tedeschi, Silvana ^b   Zimbardi, Francesco ^b   Braccio, Giacobbe ^b   Viola, Egidio ^b   Pardelli, Paolo Taddei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ENEA Laboratory of Technology and Equipment for Bioenergy and Solar Thermal   (Italy)

^c Spike Renewables srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass pretreatment; Hydrolysis; Lignocellulosic ethanol; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; GRINDING (MACHINING); HYDROLYSIS; YEAST;

BIOCONVERSION YIELDS; BIOMASS PRE TREATMENTS; BIOMASS STRUCTURE; ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC ETHANOLS; TORREFACTION;

BIOETHANOL;

EID: 84978023106     PISSN: 21906815     EISSN: 21906823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13399-010-0001-z     Document Type: Article

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