Clean Energy and Water Technologies Many universities, research and development institutions and industries are studying various biological processes to produce … More
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An Introduction to Biorefinery
A biorefinery is a facility that integrates biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce fuels, power, and value-added chemicals from … More
Biochemical Pathway for Ethanol Production
Ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass is produced mainly via biochemical routes. The three major steps involved are pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and … More
Significance of Lignocellulosic Biomass
First-generation biofuels (produced primarily from food crops such as grains, sugar beet and oil seeds) are limited in their ability … More
Biofuels – An Introduction
The term ‘Biofuel’ refers to liquid or gaseous fuels for the transport sector that are predominantly produced from biomass. A … More
Cellulosic Ethanol Feedstock in India
In India, the leading biofuel feedstock today is sugarcane molasses, which is processed to yield bioethanol that can be blended … More
