Open AccessDevelopment opportunities of biomass-based ethanol production in relation to starch- and cellulosebased bioethanol production
Author(s) -
Zoltán Balla
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta agraria debreceniensis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2416-1640
DOI - 10.34101/actaagrar/51/2065
Subject(s) - biofuel , biomass (ecology) , raw material , cellulosic ethanol , production (economics) , cellulose , ethanol fuel , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , life cycle assessment , waste management , biochemical engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , engineering , chemistry , agronomy , economics , biology , chemical engineering , macroeconomics , organic chemistry
The biomass is such a row material that is available in large quantities and it can be utilizied by the biotechnology in the future. Nowadays the technology which can process ligno cellulose and break down into fermentable sugars is being researched. One possible field of use of biomass is the liquid fuel production such as ethanol production. Based on the literary life cycle analysis, I compared the starch-based (first generation) to cellulose-based (second generation) bioethanol production in my study considering into account various environmental factors (land use, raw material production, energy balance). After my examination I came to the conclusion that the use of bioethanol, independent of its production technology, is favorable from environmental point of view but the application of second generation bioethanol has greater environmentally benefits.