Status and prospect of lignocellulosic bioethanol production in China.
As a developing country with the largest population, China faces a serious challenge in satisfying its continuously increasing energy demand, especially for liquid fuel. Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic material is a potential and feasible method to solve the many problems in China, and it was supported by the Chinese government. Many research projects in China on lignocellulosics ethanol production have been carried out. After more than 30years of research, several pilot scale facilities have been constructed. This review focuses on the recent research activities and developments in lignocellulosic ethanol production during the past decade in China. As case study, a corncob biorefinery process is introduced.
Fang
Xu
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State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, 27 Shanda-nan Road, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China.
Shen
Yu
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Zhao
Jian
J
Bao
Xiaoming
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Qu
Yinbo
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D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002480:Cellulase / Q000737:chemistry; D002681:China; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D005285:Fermentation; D005947:Glucose / Q000737:chemistry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D014994:Xylose / Q000737:chemistry
C036909:lignocellulose; D000431:Ethanol; D008031:Lignin; D014994:Xylose; D002480:Cellulase; D005947:Glucose