Advances in 2nd Generation of Bioethanol Production presents a comprehensive overview of technologies and strategies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass. Topics covered include sustainable production, environmental and economic benefits, and the main hurdles for upscaling and achieving commercial viability. The book assesses current biomass conversion technologies, their readiness level for commercial production, feedstock composition and pretreatment, the advances and challenges of bioprocessing, hydrolysis technologies, and simultaneous fermentation of pentose and hexose. Finally, it presents the current status and bottlenecks for industrial production of bioethanol, as well as its future prospects. Practitioners in the industry will benefit from the information on working principles, design and control of the bioethanol production process, learning about areas where technology innovation and investment should be placed. In addition, graduate students and researchers new to the field will find this to be a key-resource on the fundamentals of bioethanol and bioproducts production from lignocellulosic biomass. Presents fundamentals and the state-of-the-art in available pathways for bioethanol and bioproducts production from lignocellulosic biomassDiscusses key-challenges for the large-scale production of bioethanol, such as pretreatment and hydrolysisCovers the specificities of various feedstocks and processes, the role of microorganisms in fermentation, saccharification limitations, and challenges in C5 and C6 fermentation INDICE: 1. General introduction to biofuels and bioethanol2. The need for biofuels in the context of energy consumption3. More than biofuels: use of ethanol as chemical feedstock4. Essential process for converting plant biomass into biofuel5. Composition of plant biomass and its impact on pretreatment6. Pretreatment: towards effectiveness and sustainability7. Tiny bugs play big role: microorganisms' contribution to bioethanol production8. Overcome saccharification barrier: advances in hydrolysis technology9. Strategies on simultaneous fermentation of pentose and hexose10. Industrial bioethanol production: status and bottlenecks11. Ending fossil fuels addiction: prospects for biofuels
- ISBN: 9780128188620
- Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 266
- Fecha Publicación: 15/01/2021
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés