Open AccessBiotransformation Methods of Paddy Straw into Bioethanol
Author(s) -
Nurul Nadia Sarif,
Saiful Jumali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/757/1/012085
Subject(s) - biofuel , ethanol fuel , hemicellulose , pulp and paper industry , straw , renewable resource , environmental science , biodiesel , cellulose , bioenergy , agronomy , waste management , renewable energy , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , engineering , biology , organic chemistry , biochemistry , electrical engineering , catalysis
Bio-fuel production can be categorized into biodiesel and bioethanol and the most common renewable fuel today is ethanol derived from sugar. Future large-scale use for ethanol will most certainly have to be based on production from lignocellulosic materials due to its abundance in food crop waste. This article gives an overview on paddy straw biotransformation into ethanol. Rice straw has lignocellulosic material for bioethanol production since it is one of the most abundant renewable resources. Paddy straw especially, has favorable characteristics such as high hemicellulose and cellulose content that can be readily hydrolyzed into fermentable sugars. However, one of the major challenges in developing technology for bioethanol production from paddy straw is selection of an appropriate pre-treatment and fermentation method.