Advances in Production of Bio-Ethanol from Sugarcane Bagasse(Pith)Hydrolysis

Sugarcane bagasse is an abundantly available,cheap and renewable resource,and its bioconversion to bio-ethanol has become the research hot spot.The bioconversion of sugarcane bagasse to bio-ethanol can be divided into three technological processes as follows:pretreatment for delignification,hydrolysis of cellulose in sugarcane bagasse to produce reducing sugars and fermentation of reducing sugars to produce bio-ethanol.New advances on the bioconversion technology of sugarcane bagasse to bio-ethanol were reviewed in this paper.And the prospect for application was discussed.