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Cellulosic Ethanol
What is Cellulosic Ethanol? Cellulosic Ethanol is a biofuel derived from non-food sources of biomass. These include agricultural waste, forest residues (such as dead wood), and energy crops. How is Cellulosic Ethanol Produced? Ethanol production involes 4 distinct steps: pretreatment, hydrolysis, fermentation, distillation. First, lignin is removed. Then hydrolysis breaks down the cellulose and hemicellulose…
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