Avenue Cotton stalk to value

Theme : Ammonia salt based pre-treatment

Innovation relevant to : Ethanol industry professionals, Ceelulosic feedstock pretreatment equipment makers, University researchers in cellulosic ethanol,

Solvent based pre-treatment for cellulosic waste to ethanol

Use of enzymes for cellulose hydrolysis is a high cost process. Researchers from Rutgers University have developed ammonia salt based pre-treatment system which works at room temperatures to convert plant fibres into sugars

Source : Mercom India

Innovation Highlights

  • It reduces the use of enzymes by 50%
  • Extracts more than 80% lignin for use in chemical industries
  • Principle: Ammonia salt based pre-treatment

Keywords

Cotton stalk to ethanol

Agro waste to ethanol

Solvent pretreatment for agro waste


Date

2020-01-01

Geography

United States

Innovation done by

University researchers

other stakeholders

Process engineering professionals

Chemical engineers