This study investigated the potential use of sugarcane bagasse as a feedstock for oil production through microbial cultivation. Bagasse was subjected to dilute acid pretreatment with 0.4 wt% H2SO4 (in liquid) at a solid/liquid ratio of 1:6 (wt/wt) at 170 C for 15 min,...
Pilot and industrial scale dilute acid pretreatment data can be difficult to obtain due to the significant infrastructure investment required. Consequently, models of dilute acid pretreatment by necessity use laboratory scale data to determine kinetic parameters and...
L(+)-lactic acid is a commonly occurring organic acid. It is widely used in the food and food-related industries, and has the potential to be used for the production of biodegradable polymers, solvents and oxygenated chemicals. Lactic acid can be produced by both...
Sugarcane molasses, sugarcane trash and bagasse are the major by-products generated in cane sugar production process. Conversion of these by-products into valuable products has the potential to improve the profitability of the sugarcane industry. Biofuels are one of...
Sugarcane bagasse is one of the most abundant agricultural biomass in the world. As a lignocellulosic biomass, sugarcane bagasse consists of sugar polymers (cellulose and hemicellulose, ~65%) and aromatic polymers (lignin, ~28%). Fractionation of sugarcane bagasse to...
