Use of ensiled biomass sorghum increases ionic liquid pretreatment efficiency and reduces biofuel production cost and carbon footprint
Harsha D. Magurudeniya, Nawa Raj Baral, Alberto Rodriguez, Corinne D. Scown, Jeff Dahlberg, Daniel H. Putnam, Anthe George, Blake A. Simmons, John M. Gladden
Abstract
The use of ensiled biomass sorghum enables implementation of relatively mild pretreatment conditions compared to non-ensiled sorghum and results in higher sugar yields, which reduces the biofuel production cost and associated carbon footprint.
Topics & Concepts
SorghumBiomass (ecology)BiofuelCarbon footprintPulp and paper industryEnvironmental scienceCarbon fibersSweet sorghumAgronomyBioenergyProduction (economics)SugarChemistryWaste managementGreenhouse gasFood scienceMathematicsBiologyEngineeringComposite numberEcologyAlgorithmEconomicsMacroeconomicsBiofuel production and bioconversionCatalysis for Biomass ConversionBioenergy crop production and management