Open Accesssunliquid®: Sustainable and Competitive Cellulosic Ethanol from Agricultural Residues
Author(s) -
Markus Rarbach,
Yvonne Söltl
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2013.732
Subject(s) - cellulosic ethanol , commercialization , sustainability , biofuel , business , agriculture , energy security , raw material , natural resource economics , ethanol fuel , pulp and paper industry , waste management , environmental science , renewable energy , chemistry , economics , engineering , cellulose , marketing , ecology , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , biology
The use of lignocellulosic plant material instead of food-based cereals for the production of biobased chemicals and fuels has been a matter of interest for academia and industry over the past years. The crux is the commercial viability of such processes, to be competitive in the fuels and chemicals market. Now, we are at the brink of commercialization with first processes already being implemented worldwide, offering more sustainability, energy security and economic growth.