Effect of Ripeness and Drying Process on Sugar and Ethanol Production from Giant Reed (<em>Arundo donax L</em>.)

The work highlighted the influence of the water content within the starting biomass, drying procedure and ripeness on the enzymatic digestibility of the giant reed, one of the most suitable nonfood crops for bioenergy and bio-compound production. Fresh green reed was treated as received, while oven-...

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Main Authors: Egidio Viola, Francesco Zimbardi, Vito Valerio, Antonio Villone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2015-04-01
Series:AIMS Bioengineering
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/Bioengineering/article/291/fulltext.html