Cellulosic Ethanol Technolgy
Cellulosic ethanol is a fuel ethanol made from glucose and can be a substitute for gasoline. This alcohol is produced from the feedstock available in wide variety of plant materials and agricultural residues – biomass.
The biomass is primarily composed of cellulose and lignin found in dry plant matter (recycled paper, urban waste paper diverted from municipal solid waste, agricultural wastes like sugarcane bagasse and corn stover, energy crops like poplar, willow, and switchgrass, wood waste, and waste streams from pulp and paper mills). The process of production consists of: Pretreatment and Saccharification, Fermentation and Distillation.
It is popular politically in many parts of the world, including the United States, Brazil, and the European Union, and is touted as a possible solution to energy independence as well as a method for reusing some waste materials.
With continued technology improvements, cellulosic ethanol can become cheaper than gasoline. Because it can be locally made, it reduces the transfer of wealth caused by oil imports.
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