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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004814903321

Titolo

Bioalcohol production : biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass / / edited by Keith Waldron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla., : CRC Press

Oxford, : Woodhead Pub. Ltd., 2010

ISBN

1-61344-385-4

1-84569-961-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (497 p.)

Collana

Woodhead Publishing series in energy ; ; no. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

WaldronK

Disciplina

662.88

Soggetti

Cellulosic ethanol

Biomass energy

Lignocellulose

Alcohols

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Pretreatment and fractionation processes for lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production -- pt. 2. Hydrolysis (saccharification) processes for lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production -- pt. 3. Lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol fermentation and separation processes -- pt. 4. Monitoring and modelling processes in lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production -- pt. 5. Life cycle assessment of, and multiple products from, lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production.

Sommario/riassunto

Bioethanol is one of the main biofuels currently used as a petroleum-substitute in transport applications. However, conflicts over food supply and land use have made its production and utilisation a controversial topic. Second generation bioalcohol production technology, based on (bio)chemical conversion of non-food lignocellulose, offers potential advantages over existing, energy-intensive bioethanol production processes. Food vs. fuel pressures may be reduced by utilising a wider range of lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks, including energy crops, cellulosic residues, and, particularly, wast