Integrated Renewable Production of Sorbitol and Xylitol from Switchgrass
Guillermo Galán, Mariano Martı́n, Ignacio E. Grossmann
Abstract
(brown algae), which is capable of producing 230.5 kt/yr of xylitol and 116 kt/yr of sorbitol with investment and production costs of 120.5 M€ and 0.25 €/kg products, respectively.
Topics & Concepts
XylitolSorbitolChemistryXyloseHemicelluloseCorn stoverPulp and paper industryFermentationBiomass (ecology)Lignocellulosic biomassCelluloseFood scienceHydrolysisOrganic chemistryAgronomyBiologyEngineeringBiofuel production and bioconversionCatalysis for Biomass ConversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction