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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2007, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (05): 99-105.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20070517

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Bioconversion of Lignocellulose to Ethanol

Chen Jienan,Wang Yiqiang,He Gang,Zhang Huaiyun,Zhou Zaikui   

  1. Institute of Biological and Environmental Science & Technology,Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha 410004
  • Received:2006-08-08 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-05-25 Published:2007-05-25

Abstract:

An overview of recent advances in biological lignocellulose to ethanol technology is presented.The emphasis of discussion is especially on pretreatment,enzymatic/metabolic engineering,C6/C5 cofermentation,lignin utilization,and process optimization,which are of primary importance to the successful application and commercialization of lignoceellulose-based bioethanol technology.A consolidated lignocellulose-to-ethanol process model is proposed as conceptual improvement to the simultaneous saccharification and cofermentation(SSCF)model endorsed by U.S.DOE national renewable energy laboratory(NREL)and modified by various industrial applications.

Key words: bioenergy, ethanol, lignocellulose, bioconversion, fermentation