Cellulose solvent-based pretreatment for enhanced second-generation biofuel production: a review

Satari, Behzad; Karimi, Keikhosro; Kumar, Rajeev

doi:10.1039/C8SE00287H

Title: Cellulose solvent-based pretreatment for enhanced second-generation biofuel production: a review

Journal Article · 01 January 2019 · Sustainable Energy & Fuels

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SE00287H · OSTI ID:1476948

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran, Industrial Biotechnology Group
Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering, University of California Riverside (UCR), Riverside, USA

Cellulose solvent-based fractionation technologies can prove to be economical to enhance lignocellulosic biomass microbial conversion to fuels and chemicals.

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