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Biomass as Sustainable Material for Bioethanol Production

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This chapter deals with the solid biomass which is an economically feasible, eco-friendly, potentially renewable, and sustainable source of energy. In this chapter we tried to evaluate biomass resources (agricultural, forest, and other waste biomass) for bioethanol production from first-, second-, third-, and fourth-generation feedstock. Biomass conversion technologies have been reviewed. Conversion of carbohydrate-based biomass into bioethanol by fermentation using yeast or other microorganisms is the most promising alternative to meet demand of biofuel production. Presently, molasses (a by-product of sugar) is the most commonly used biomass for bioethanol production. There is substantial availability of both food and nonfood agricultural and forest biomass resources worldwide that can address to energy crises, reducing the cost of fossil fuel by providing ethanol to existing petroleum refineries for blending. There are great research prospects for the production of bioethanol concerning high value added products, using stress resistant strains of yeast and bacteria and cost reduction for installed distilleries. It is suggested that new refineries should be installed along with advancement of the existing ones and additional research is to be carried out to assess bioethanol-based fuel and petroleum products in the world.

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    Rozina, Mushtaq Ahmad & Muhammad Zafar

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Rozina, Ahmad, M., Zafar, M. (2022). Biomass as Sustainable Material for Bioethanol Production. In: Hussain, C.M., Di Sia, P. (eds) Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58675-1_19-2

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