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Liquid fuel developments

Book ·
OSTI ID:6981886

This book concerns the biosynthesis of ethanol fuels from biomass. Topics considered include anaerobic thermophilic bacteria, screening for cellulolytic mutants, the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose to fermentable sugars, process biotechnology for the conversion of biomass into liquid fuels, a flow reactor for acid hydrolysis or pretreatment of cellulosic biomass, the production of ethanol and chemicals from wood by the Georgia Tech process, liquid fuels and chemicals from cellulosic residues by acid hydrolysis, alkane fuels production from biomass, and the integration of production of corn-derived fuels with animal feed production.

OSTI ID:
6981886
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English