Bioethanol production from food crops sustainable sources, interventions, and challenges /

Other Authors: Ramesh, C. Ray,, Ramachann, S.,, ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: London : Elsevier Ltd. : Academic Press, 2018.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section I
  • General perspectives of bioethanol production technologies; Chapter 1
  • Bioethanol From Biorenewable Feedstocks: Technology, Economics, and Challenges; Abbreviations; 1.1
  • Introduction; 1.2
  • Global scenario of bioethanol production; 1.3
  • Renewable feedstocks according to their generations; 1.3.1
  • First-Generation Feedstock; 1.3.1.1
  • Sugar-Containing Feedstock; 1.3.1.2
  • Starch-Containing Feedstock; 1.3.2
  • Second-Generation Feedstock; 1.3.2.1
  • Woody Biomass; 1.3.2.2
  • Nonwoody Biomass; 1.3.2.3
  • Corn Stover.
  • 1.3.2.4
  • Cassava Bagasse1.3.2.5
  • Cereal Straws; 1.3.2.6
  • Sugarcane Baggase (SCB); 1.3.2.7
  • Sweet Potato Residues (SPRs); 1.3.2.8
  • Oil-Palm Biomass; 1.3.2.9
  • Native Plants; 1.3.2.10
  • Natural Nonwoody Plant Fibers; 1.3.2.10.1
  • Bast fiber; 1.3.3
  • Third-Generation Feedstock; 1.4
  • Biorefinery approach; 1.4.1
  • Consolidated Bioprocessing (CBP) Technology for Biorefinery; 1.5
  • Biotechnology of℗¡bioethanol crops; 1.6
  • Food versus fuel debate; 1.7
  • Economic impacts of bioethanol; 1.8
  • Policy issues.
  • 1.9
  • Bioethanol production technologies: environmental impacts and life cycle assessment (LCA)1.10
  • Conclusion and future perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; Further Readings; Section II
  • Bioethanol from food crops; Chapter 2
  • Disassembling the Glycomic Code of Sugarcane Cell Walls to Improve Second-Generation Bioethanol Production; 2.1
  • Introduction; 2.2
  • Sugarcane as a source of bioethanol; 2.3
  • Sugarcane cell walls; 2.4
  • Pretreatments and hydrolysis and their impact on covalent linkages; 2.4.1
  • Chemical Pretreatments; 2.4.2
  • Biological Pretreatments.
  • 2.5
  • Effect of pretreatments on the noncovalent linkages of the wall2.6
  • Conclusions and future perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3
  • Bioethanol Production From Corn and Wheat: Food, Fuel, and Future; 3.1
  • Introduction; 3.2
  • Corn and wheat-based ethanol production: global scenario; 3.2.1
  • Advantages of Using Corn as Feedstock: One Source, Many Products; 3.2.2
  • Global Wheat Production and Usage; 3.3
  • USA-The global leader in fuel ethanol production prefers corn; 3.4
  • Technological aspects of ethanol production from corn.
  • 3.4.1
  • Corn Processing for Ethanol Production: From Farm to Fermentation3.4.2
  • Corn Grain Milling, Liquefaction and Saccharification, and Animal Feed Generation; 3.4.3
  • Microorganisms Used in Fermentation Processes for Corn-Based Ethanol Production; 3.4.4
  • Animal Feeds, an Economically Beneficial By-Product of Corn-Based Ethanol Production; 3.5
  • Technological aspects of ethanol production from wheat; 3.5.1
  • Grain Processing and Ethanol Production: Recent Advances; 3.6
  • Socioeconomical advantages and food versus fuel debate; 3.6.1
  • Food Versus Fuel Debate: Food Price and Security.
  • 3.7
  • Conclusion and future perspectives.