Pilot plant studies of the bioconversion of cellulose and production of ethanol

Technical Report · Thu Jun 30 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5228927· OSTI ID:5228927

Wilke, C R

Progress is reported in the following studies on analysis and evaluation of potential raw materials: preliminary pretreatment studies using wheat straw; extraction of wheat straw with alcohol and water at elevated temperatures; extraction of ground wood with alcohol and water at elevated temperatures; and, delignification of newsprint with ethylene glycol. Other research in progress includes studies on: utilization of hemicellulose sugars; process design and economics of hydrolysis processes and ethanol fermentation; and, pilot plant process development and design, including cell-recycle systems for cellulase production, continuous hydrolysis, countercurrent hydrolysis, and ethanol fermentation studies. (JGB)

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5228927
• Report Number(s): LBL-6860
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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