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Potential of fungi as category I Consolidated BioProcessing organisms for cellulosic ethanol production

Amore, Antonella; Faraco, Vincenza - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 5, pp. 3286-3301

titers of cellulases required for the complete saccharification of pretreated lignocellulose. In this review, potential of …

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Importance of chemical pretreatment for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass

Behera, Shuvashish; Arora, Richa; Nandhagopal, N.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 36 (2014) C, pp. 91-106

Lignocelluloses are often a major or sometimes the sole components in different waste streams from various sources such as industries, forestry, agriculture and municipalities. It represents an as-of-yet untapped source of fermentable sugars for significant industrial use. Many physico-chemical,...

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A critical review on cellulose: From fundamental to an approach on sensor technology

Ummartyotin, Sarute; Manuspiya, Hathaikarn - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 41 (2015) C, pp. 402-412

The interest in cellulose and its modification as cellulose-based composite has been exponentially increasing. During … the last three decades, cellulose and cellulose-based composite have been extensively designed for many aspects of the … sensor. Due to the sustainability of cellulose and its excellent properties, the use of cellulose and the modification on …

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A review of membrane technology for bioethanol production

Wei, Ping; Cheng, Li-Hua; Zhang, Lin; Xu, Xin-Hua; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (2014) C, pp. 388-400

Bio-ethanol as a clean and renewable fuel has gained more attention; however greater energy inputs make a slow progress in industry. Membrane technology has potential in the bioethanol production process as a highly selective and energy-saving separation process. This review presented membrane...

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Liquid biofuels potential and outlook in Iran

Ghobadian, Barat - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 4379-4384

Iran’s diversity of terrain and climate enables cultivation of a variety of energy crops suitable for liquid biofuels production. In Iran, the easily and readily available biofuel feedstock today for production of bioethanol is molasses from sugar cane and sugar beet. There is also about 17.86...

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Alternative fuels: An overview of current trends and scope for future

Sangeeta; Moka, Sudheshna; Pande, Maneesha; Rani, Monika; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 32 (2014) C, pp. 697-712

The concern over rapid depletion of fossil fuels has prompted the search for alternative fuels having efficiencies similar to those found for the conventional fuels being used today. The present article reviews the prospects and opportunities for using alternative fuels in different...

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An overview of biofuels from energy crops: Current status and future prospects

Koçar, Günnur; Civaş, Nilgün - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 28 (2013) C, pp. 900-916

Energy crops constitute significant potential for meeting the future energy need worldwide. In addition, agricultural lands offer an alternative to the agriculture which is referred to as energy farming. The studies on energy crops in biofuel production show that they are quite an economical and...

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Environmental life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic conversion to ethanol: A review

Borrion, Aiduan Li; McManus, Marcelle C.; Hammond, … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 4638-4650

Bioenergy from lignocellulosic biomass offers the potential to provide a significant source of clean, low carbon and secure energy. In recent years, a number of studies have been carried out to assess the environmental performance of lignocellulosic ethanol fuel. However, the complexity of...

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Lignocellulosic biomass to bioethanol, a comprehensive review with a focus on pretreatment

Haghighi Mood, Sohrab; Hossein Golfeshan, Amir; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 77-93

. Moreover, the new advances in plant “omics” and genetic engineering approaches to increase cellulose composition, reduce … cellulose crystallinity, produce hydrolases and protein modules disrupting plant cell wall substrates, and modify lignin …

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How to improve the economy of bioethanol production in Serbia

Mojović, Ljiljana; Pejin, Dušanka; Rakin, Marica; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 8, pp. 6040-6047

Bioethanol accounts for the majority of biofuel use worldwide, either as a fuel or a gasoline enhancer. In Serbia, the industrial production of bioethanol still relies on conventional feedstocks containing starch and sugar such as corn, wheat and molasses. In order to improve the economy of...

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