Impact of Pretreatment Methods on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Softwood

Bioethanol is an appealing alternative to petroleum-based liquid fuel due to drivers such as environmental regulations and government mandates. Second generation lignocellulosic feedstocks are abundant, but their resistance to hydrolysis continues to be problematic. Different pretreatments have been...

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Main Author: Sun, Tim Tze Wei
Other Authors: Saville, Bradley
Language:en_ca
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/35683