Browsing Faculty of Engineering by Subject "Bioethanol"
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Amaranth lignocellulose as feedstock for bioethanol production: effect of microwave-assisted alkaline pretreatment on reducing sugar yield
(ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2014)A new class of lignocellulose derived from amaranth (Amaranthus Cruentus) represents a potential feedstock for bioethanol production. The lignocellulose material can be pretreated to yield high monomeric sugar concentrations ... -
Fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass using ultrasonic pretreatment
(ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2014)The potential fermentation of the sugars derived from water hyacinth, sweet sorghum bagasse and amaranth using indirect ultrasonic pretreatment, was investigated. The optimum sugar and ethanol yield for the ultrasonic bath ... -
Liquid biofuels from food waste: current trends, prospect and limitation
(Elsevier, 2016)Depletion of fossil fuels, environmental damage due to pollution and energy security have intensified research on alternative liquid biofuels. A major portion of municipal solid waste is food waste. Huge quantities of food ... -
Noodle waste based biorefinery: an approach to address fuel, waste management and sustainability
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Noodle waste contains significant amounts of starch, lignocellulosic material and oil. Pretreatment involving extraction followed by centrifugation is necessary to separate the oil from the starch and lignocellulosic ... -
Production of ethanol from sweetstem sorghum and tropical sugar beet for a rural community
(ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2011)Rural communities in the North West Province of South Africa are among the poorest in the world with an average income of less than ZAR 8.75 (EU 0.875) per day. The South African government has committed itself to upliftment ... -
Ultrasonic assisted amaranth stem pretreatment for bio-ethanol production
(ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2015)An investigation was undertaken to determine the effect of ultrasound on enzymatic hydrolysis rate and enhanced bioethanol yields. Compositional analysis of the feedstock reveals that amaranth lignocellulose contains 36.35% ...
