Open AccessPretreatments of lignocellulosic feedstock for bioethanol production
Author(s) -
J Zlatica Predojevic
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
hemijska industrija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.147
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2217-7426
pISSN - 0367-598X
DOI - 10.2298/hemind100217016p
Subject(s) - biofuel , raw material , gasoline , diesel fuel , pulp and paper industry , renewable fuels , renewable energy , environmental science , lignocellulosic biomass , ethanol fuel , production (economics) , waste management , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , economics , electrical engineering , macroeconomics
The use of renewable energy sources (biofuels), either as a component in the conventional fossil fuels, gasoline and diesel, or as a pure biofuel, contributes to energy saving and decrease of total CO2 emission. The use of bioethanol mixed with gasoline significantly decreases gasoline consumption and contributes to environment protection. One of the problems in the production of bioethanol is the availability of sugar and starch based feedstock used for its production. However, lignocellulosic feedstocks are becoming more significant in the production of bioethanol due to their availability and low cost. The aim of this study is to point out the advantages and shortcomings of pretreatment processes and hydrolyses of lignocellulosic feedstocks that precede their fermentation to bioethanol