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Biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol : experimental, enzymatic hydrolysis modeling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment studies

Creator:

Kumar, Deepak

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Ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstock has been under intense scrutiny as a transportation fuel due to its potential to address concerns of increasing energy consumption, limited fossil energy resources, climate changes due to greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, and especially use of non-food biomaterials, which address the biggest limitation...

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ethanol). Every year, about a million ton of grass straw is available as agricultural residue in Pacific
Forest Harvest Residue Moisture Management in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Creator:

Belart Lengerich, Maria Francisca

Abstract:

Moisture content management is a key requirement to improve forest harvest residue economics for bioenergy production. This dissertation aims to contribute towards better management through these three general objectives (1) Determine average moisture content of fresh forest harvest residues and its changes over the different seasons of the year, focusing...

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commercial forest species growing in the Pacific Northwest, (2) Determine in- forest stored drying rates of