Techno-Economic Analysis of Integrating First and Second-Generation Ethanol Production Using Filamentous Fungi: An Industrial Case Study

The 2nd generation plants producing ethanol from lignocelluloses demand risky and high investment costs. This paper presents the energy- and economical evaluations for integrating lignocellulose in current 1st generation dry mill ethanol processes, using filamentous fungi. Dry mills use grains and h...

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Main Authors: Karthik Rajendran, Sreevathsava Rajoli, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/5/359