An overview of key pretreatment processes for biological conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to bioethanol

3 Biotech

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 597-609

  Maurya, Devendra Prasad ^a   Singla, Ankit ^a   Negi, Sangeeta ^b  

^a SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

^b MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural waste; Bioethanol; Forest residues; Lignocellulose; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; BIOETHANOL; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; IONIC LIQUID; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PHENOL; XYLOSE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CELLULOSE MICROFIBRIL; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYMATIC SACCHARIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FIBER; FUNGUS; HYDROLYSIS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OZONOLYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHARIFICATION; WET OXIDATION;

EID: 85016932430     PISSN: 2190572X     EISSN: 21905738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13205-015-0279-4     Document Type: Review

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