Availability of corn stover as a sustainable feedstock for bioethanol production
| Autor: | Kiran L. Kadam, James D. McMillan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Conservation of Natural Resources Environmental Engineering Biomass Bioengineering Ethanol fermentation Raw material Furfural Zea mays chemistry.chemical_compound Ethanol fuel Waste Management and Disposal Ethanol Construction Materials Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Agriculture General Medicine Straw Wood Refuse Disposal Corn stover chemistry Agronomy Biofuel Fermentation Solvents Environmental science |
| Zdroj: | Bioresource Technology. 88:17-25 |
| ISSN: | 0960-8524 |
| Popis: | The amount of corn stover that can be sustainably collected is estimated to be 80–100 million dry tonnes/yr (t/yr), a majority of which would be available to ethanol plants in the near term as only a small portion is currently used for other applications. Potential long-term demand for corn stover by non-fermentative applications in the United States is estimated to be about 20 million dry t/yr, assuming that corn stover-based products replace 50% of both hardwood pulp and wood-based particleboard, and that 50% of all furfural production is from corncobs. Hence, 60–80 million dry t/yr of corn stover should be available to fermentative routes. To achieve an ethanol production potential of 11 billion L (3 billion gal) per year (a target level for a non-niche feedstock), about 40% of the harvestable corn stover is needed. This amount should be available as long as the diversion of corn stover to non-ethanol fermentative products remains limited. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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