BIOCONVERSION OF WATER HYACINTH HYDROLYSATE INTO ETHANOL
The fast growing aquatic weed water hyacinth, which is available almost year-round in the tropics and subtropics, was utilized as the chief source of cellulose for production of fuel ethanol via enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation. Fungal cellulases produced on-site by utilizing acid-alkali pretre...
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North Carolina State University
2010-04-01
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| Online Access: | http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_2_1301_Mukhopadhyay_C_Bioconv_Water_Hyacinth_Ethanol/635 |