1. A review of sugarcane bagasse for second-generation bioethanol and biopower production.
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Bezerra, Tais Lacerda and Ragauskas, Art J.
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BAGASSE , *SUGARCANE , *ETHANOL as fuel , *BIOMASS energy , *RENEWABLE energy sources - Abstract
Sugarcane bagasse is a large-volume agriculture residue that is generated on a ~540 million metric tons per year basis globally1,2 with the top-three producing countries in Latin America being Brazil (~181 million metric ton yr−1),3 Mexico (ܾ15 million metric ton yr−1),4 and Colombia (ܾ7 million metric ton yr−1),5 respectively.6 Given sustainability concerns and the need to maximize the utilization of bioresources, the use of sugarcane bagasse is receiving significant attention in biorefining applications, as it is a promising resource for the conversion to biofuels and biopower. This review provides a comprehensive review of bagasse and its chemical constituents and on-going research into its utilization as a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol and electricity generation. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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