Advances in Bioethanol Production from Agriculture by products

Global demand for energy has been rising due to rapid industrialization and high population growth. Fossil fuels are used to meet the ever increasing energy requirement of the industrialized world. The limited oil reserves and environmental concerns have situmulated a search for alternative energy sources. Therefore, biofuels have become one of the attractive alternatives. Almost 85% of the global production of biofuels is contributed by ethanol during the period of 2000 until 2007. Bioethanol can be produced by fermentation from various organic sources including energy crops (corn, wheat, sugarcane, sugar beet, cassava), crop residues (e.g., rice straw, rice husk, corn stover, corn cobs), or waste biomass (e.g. food waster, livestock waste, paper waste, construction derived wood residues, and others). In this review history, production and current state of bioethanol production will be addressed.

کلیدواژه ها:

Biofules ، Waste ، Bioethanol production