OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1980 · 67 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryBiotechnologyCarbohydrate ChemistryFermentation EngineeringFermentation ScienceAlcoholic FermentationBiofuel ProductionBiomass ConversionCellulose ChemistrySugar ProcessingWaste Valorization By FermentationCellulose ConversionCellulose HydrolysisLignocellulosic Biomass ConversionLignocellulosic Biomass PretreatmentLignocellulosic Biomass UtilizationLignocellulosic Residue UtilizationLignocellulosic Waste ConversionLignocellulosic Waste Utilization
A process is described which completely converts cellulose to fermentable sugars as compared to 50 to 70% conversion obtained with other methods. The process uses chemical solvents followed by hydrolysis. The new method was tried using corn residue and bagasse. 18 references. 18 references. It is stated that the pretreated substances showed much improved conversions over untreated corn residue and bagasse.