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Exploring new strategies for cellulosic biofuels production

Paul Langan, S. Gnanakaran, K. D. Rector, Norma H. Pawley, David T. Fox, Dae Won Cho, Kenneth E. Hammel

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A research program has been initiated to formulate new strategies for efficient low-cost lignocellulosic biomass processing technologies for the production of biofuels. This article reviews results from initial research into lignocellulosic biomass structure, recalcitrance, and pretreatment. In addition to contributing towards a comprehensive understanding of lignocellulosic biomass, this work has contributed towards demonstrated optimizations of existing pretreatment methods, and the emergence of new possible pretreatment strategies that remain to be fully developed.

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Key concepts: Cellulosic ethanol, Lignocellulosic biomass, Biofuel, Biomass (ecology), Production (economics), Biochemical engineering, Biotechnology, Pulp and paper industry