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Cellulosic Ethanol: Next Wave Second Generation Bioethanol
Cellulosic Ethanol: Next Wave Second Generation Bioethanol
Cellulosic ethanol (also referred to as cellanol) is an ethanol fuel produced from cellulose, a naturally occurring complex carbohydrate polymer commonly found in plant cell walls.
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"Cellulosic Ethanol: Next Wave Second Generation Bioethanol"
Cellulosic ethanol (also referred to as cellanol) is an ethanol fuel produced from cellulose, a naturally occurring complex carbohydrate polymer commonly found in plant cell walls. Cellulosic ethanol is a ‘Second generation’ bioethanol which can be produced through advanced processing techniques using woody crops, organic wastes, and grasses. The chemical properties of cellulosic ethanol are identical to bioethanol produced from first generation biofuels feedstock such as corn, sugar or starch. Cellanol is produced from biomass including waste from urban, agricultural, and forestry sources which are available in abundance. The production process of cellulosic ethanol differs from the first generation as it requires an extra processing step called cellulolysis i.e. breaking cellulose down into sugars.
The two popular methods used for production of cellulosic ethanol (also referred to as Biomass-to-Liquid conversion) are cellulolytic and gasification methods. Neither of the production methods generates toxic emissions and is environmental friendly.
Cellulosic ethanol is presently in the nascent stage. The production of cellulosic ethanol is currently in the ‘pilot’ and ‘demonstration’ phase. Globally, there are nineteen active cellulosic ethanol plants of which ten are at the demonstration phase with a total production capacity of 54.85 million liters and the rest are at the pilot phase. The total production capacity of cellulosic ethanol plants that are active (consists both pilot and demonstration projects) is 57.37 million liters.
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