Optimization of alkaline and dilute acid pretreatment of agave bagasse by response surface methodology
Utilization of lignocellulosic materials for the production of value-added chemicals or biofuels generally requires a pretreatment process to overcome the recalcitrance of the plant biomass for further enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation stages. Two of the most employed pretreatment processes are...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fbioe.2015.00146/full |