After dissolving plant biomass by the novel solvent, carboxylate - type liquid zwitterion, hydrolysis and fermentation were consecutively carried out in one reaction pot for
conversion into ethanol.
Not exact matches
An even bigger blow has been the U.S. decision to subsidize
conversion of maize
into ethanol to blend with gasoline.
The
conversion and commercialization of cellulose inputs
into fuel
ethanol is a significant technology obstacle to the growth of the
ethanol industry as a mainstream fuel.
A key issue is the
conversion of existing corn
ethanol and sugarcane
ethanol facilities
into integrated cellulose / starch / sugar production facilities.
Worldwide, policies that promote
ethanol production encourage the
conversion of grasslands and rainforests
into farmland.
As gasoline prices in the United States quickly climbed to $ 3 a gallon, the
conversion of a $ 2 bushel of corn, which can be distilled
into 2.8 gallons of
ethanol, became highly profitable.
A major focus will be on understanding how to reengineer biological processes for more efficient
conversion of plant fiber, or cellulose,
into ethanol, a substitute for gasoline.
Using data from corn
ethanol plant technologies and smaller - scale switchgrass
conversion studies, Vogel estimated that an average of 60 GJ per hectare could be obtained if the switchgrass were converted
into bioethanol.
The combination of population growth, rising affluence, and the
conversion of one third of the U.S. grain harvest
into ethanol to fuel cars is expanding the world demand for grain by a record 43 million tons per year, double the annual growth of a decade ago.
Responsible for the calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and quality control for analytical instrumentation related to the
conversion of cellulosic feedstocks
into ethanol.