Herbaceous energy crop development: recent progress and future prospects

Heaton, Emily A.; Flavell, R. B.; Mascia, Peter N.; Thomas, Steven R.; Dohleman, Frank G.; Long, Stephen P.

doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2008.05.001

Cited by 156 publications

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“…To overcome these hurdles some complementary approaches are reported. For example, Lepage and Roy [62] used both acid and base catalyst together with alcohol. Later, Carrapiso and Garcia [61] used a combination of a basic catalyst in methanol, followed by an acid catalyst.…”

Section: Transesterificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microalgae: An emerging source of energy based bio-products and a solution for environmental issues

Katiyar

Gurjar

Biswas

et al. 2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

127

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Section: Transesterificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microalgae: An emerging source of energy based bio-products and a solution for environmental issues

Katiyar

Gurjar

Biswas

et al. 2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

127

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“…In addition, it is important that secondgeneration biofuel feedstocks do not negatively impact on global food security [5,6]. Maize stover, sugarcane bagasse and miscanthus are all favoured as highly available or productive nonfood feedstocks for biomass biorefining and biofuels.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Side by Side Comparison of Chemical Compounds Generated by Aqueous Pretreatments of Maize Stover, Miscanthus and Sugarcane Bagasse

et al. 2014

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In order to examine the potential for coproduct generation, we have characterised chemical compounds released by a range of alkaline and acidic aqueous pretreatments as well as the effect of these pretreatments on the saccharification ability of the lignocellulosic material. Comparative experiments were performed using three biomass types chosen for their potential as second-generation biofuel feedstocks: maize stover, miscanthus and sugarcane bagasse. The release of lignin from the feedstock correlated with the residual biomass saccharification potential, which was consistently higher after alkaline pretreament for all three feedstock types.Alkaline pretreatment released more complex mixtures of pentose and hexose sugars into the pretreatment liquor than did acid pretreatment. In addition, complex mixtures of aromatic and aliphatic compounds were released into pretreatment liquors under alkaline conditions, in a temperaturedependent manner, but far less so under acidic conditions. We show that the three feedstocks characterised interact with the pretreatment conditions in a specific manner to generate different ranges of products, highlighting the need to tailor pretreatments to both the starting feedstock and desired outcomes.

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“…Corn stover is usually produced at a rate of 1 kg (dry) per kg of corn grain or 4 dry tons per acre per year (Kim and Dale, 2004;Heaton et al, 2008). The United States generates about 80-100 million dry tons of corn stover per year (Kadam and McMillan, 2003).…”

Section: Agricultural Residuesmentioning

confidence: 99%