Selective solvents extraction in utilization of stored solar energy in cellulosic biomass. Final report, January 1, 1978-December 31, 1979

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5116011

Tsao, G T

Work on cellulose utilization at Purdue has emphasized pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials with various cellulose solvents to enhance the rate and extent of cellulose conversion to glucose. The following subtasks are discussed: the mechanism of cellulose solvents in dissolving cellulose; the hydrolysis of solvent-treated cellulose; aqueous gel permeation chromatography; membrane reactor for enzymatic hydrolysis of cellobiose; and the fermentation of corn stover hemicellulose hydrolysates to butanediol and ethanol. (DC)

• Research Organization: Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78ET20481
• OSTI ID: 5116011
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/20481-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
BUTANEDIOLS
BIOSYNTHESIS
CELLULOSE
SOLVOLYSIS
ETHANOL
LIGNIN
ACID HYDROLYSIS
MAIZE
FERMENTATION
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
BIOMASS
CADMIUM COMPLEXES
CHROMATOGRAPHY
COPPER COMPLEXES
ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS
GLUCOSE
HEMICELLULOSE
IRON COMPLEXES
NICKEL COMPLEXES
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SOLVENTS
ZINC COMPLEXES
ALCOHOLS
ALDEHYDES
BIOCONVERSION
CARBOHYDRATES
CEREALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMPLEXES
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
EXTRACTION
GLYCOLS
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
HEXOSES
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
KINETICS
LYSIS
MONOSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
POLYSACCHARIDES
REACTION KINETICS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SACCHARIDES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES
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