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Biorefinery for bioalcohols production: Pretreatment, fermentation, and separation

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Biomanufacturing of renewable liquid fuels, such as ethanol and n-butanol, from biomass is a critically direction for carbon neutrality. However, in contrast to the mature bioalcohols industry that based on the first-generation sugar and starch-containing raw ingredients, there is still a significant gap between the scale of ambition and commercialization in the second- and third- generations bioalcohols production from abundant lignocellulose and industrial waste gas. In recent years, increasingly more studies have been emerged, which are focusing on the development of alternative techniques for maximizing the environmental and economics of the bioalcohols production from raw biomass feedstocks.

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  • Peiyong Qin Peiyong Qin  &

    Peiyong Qin

    Peiyong Qin, Professor, Dean of Houdebang Engineer School at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He got his PhD from department of chemical engineering at Tsinghua University in 2005. In 2008, he was awarded Beijing science and technology new star. In 2010, he joined Nazmul Krim’s group as a research associate at Texas Tech. University. His research interests have focused on bioenergy and membrane separation. Especially, he proposed a refinery strategy for bioethanol production. Moreover, he also succeeded in inventing an ultrafast preparation method for PDMS membrane.

  • Di Cai Di Cai

    Di Cai

    Dr. Di Cai, currently associate professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, obtained his Ph.D degree in 2016 in the field of biochemical engineering. His research activities encompass the biorefinery of lignocellulosic biomass for biochemicals and biomaterials, especially on the process development for bioalcohols production. He was awarded CPCIF-Clariant Clean Tech Award in 2018.

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