Vol. 7, Issue 2 (2019)
Economic appraisal of bio ethanol production technologies
Author(s): Shruti Mohapatra, Raj Kishore Mishra and Khitish K Sarangi
Abstract: Transformation of the renewable and abundant biomass resources into a cost competitive, high performance bio fuel can reduce people’s dependence on fossil fuel and enhance energy security. However, there is limited understanding of the potential of bio fuel resources, their production technologies, and economic potential. This review provides a broad overview on current status of bio ethanol production technologies in terms of their economic viability. These technologies include pre treatment of biomass, the use of cellulolytic enzymes for depolymerisation of carbohydrate polymers into fermentable constituents and the use of robust fermentative microorganisms for ethanol production. Among all the available technologies, dilute acid hydrolysis followed by enzymatic hydrolysis by less expensive and more efficient cellulases has been found more promising towards the potential economics and environmental impact.
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Shruti Mohapatra, Raj Kishore Mishra, Khitish K Sarangi. Economic appraisal of bio ethanol production technologies. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(2):2197-2200.
