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

Technical Report · Mon Jan 31 04:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5228929· OSTI ID:5228929

Wilke, C R

Progress is reported in several areas of research. The following cellulosic raw materials were selected for study: wheat, barley, and rice straws, rice hulls, sorghum, corn stover, cotton gin trash, newsprint, ground wood, and masonite steam-treated Douglas fir and redwood. Samples were collected, prepared, and analyzed for hexosans, pentosans, lignin, ash, and protein. Results of acid extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis are discussed. Yields of glucose, polyglucose, xylose, and arabinose are reported. Progress in process design and economic studies, as well as pilot plant process development and design studies, is summarized. (JGB)

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5228929
• Report Number(s): LBL-6859
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MAIZE
MONOSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PAPER
PENTOSES
PLANTS
POLYSACCHARIDES
PROTEINS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESIDUES
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SOLID WASTES
SOLVOLYSIS
SYNTHESIS
WASTES
WHEAT
WOOD
WOOD WASTES
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