Pequi cake composition, hydrolysis and fermentation to bioethanol

Pequizeiro (Caryocar brasiliense Camb) fruits have been evaluated as a potential raw material for the newly established biodiesel industry. This scenario demands applications using the solid co-product derived from the extraction of pequi oil, called cake or meal. This study analyses the acid hydrol...

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Main Authors: A. L. Macedo, R. S. Santos, L. Pantoja, A. S. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322011000100002