Ethanol production from biomass: technology and commercialization status

被引：301

作者：

Mielenz, JR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] White Cliff Biosyst Co, Johnson City, TN 37615 USA

来源：

CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY | 2001年 / 4卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00211-3

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Owing to technical improvements in the processes used to produce ethanol from biomass, construction of at least two waste-to-ethanol production plants in the United States is expected to start this year. Although there are a number of robust fermentation microorganisms available, initial pretreatment of the biomass and costly cellulase enzymes remain critical targets for process and cost improvements. A highly efficient, very low-acid pretreatment process is approaching pilot testing, while research on cellulases for ethanol production is expanding at both enzyme and organism level.

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