Solvent based pre-treatment for cellulosic waste to ethanol - Innovation @ Clixoo
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