Bioethanol converted from lignocellulosic feedstock, such as agricultural waste, is considered one of the most promising biofuels being developed. The raw materials usually need to be pretreated and hydrolyzed by cellulolytic enzymes to produce sugars for subsequent ethanol fermentation....

This paper refers to the new proposal of pre-treatment of sugarcane bagasse with microwave associated to glycerol, seeking greater release of fermentable sugars during enzymatic hydrolysis. The residue was subjected to microwave irradiation for 5min with distilled water, phosphoric acid (pH 3.0)...

The production of ethanol from sugarcane bagasse by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) using thermotolerant Kluveromyces marxianus var. marxianus and commercial cellulase of Accellerase 1000 was investigated. Sugarcane bagasse pretreated with NaOH at the room temperature for...

Lignocellulosic materials are rich in cellulose, which can be hydrolyzed into glucose. However, this polysaccharide is associated with lignin and hemicellulose, materials that limit its conversion. The objective of this work was to selectively remove lignin from sugarcane bagasse with sodium...