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Current Progress on Biomass Pretreatment: The Key for Its Valorization
It has become a global concern for reducing the utilization of fossil sources for energy and chemical purposes. Not only environmental issues such as greenhouses gases increment but also depleting fossil reser...
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Waste paper sludge as a potential biomass for bio-ethanol production
This review describes the utilization of paper sludge (PS), which is waste from the pulp and paper industry. Its advantages make PS the cellulosic biomass with the most potential for bio-refinery research and ...
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Open AccessBioconversion of paper sludge to biofuel by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation using a cellulase of paper sludge origin and thermotolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiaeTJ14
Ethanol production from paper sludge (PS) by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) is considered to be the most appropriate way to process PS, as it contains negligible lignin. In this study, SS...
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Open AccessResponse of Cellulase Activity in pH-Controlled Cultures of the Filamentous Fungus Acremonium cellulolyticus
Cellulase production was investigated in pH-controlled cultures of Acremonium cellulolyticus. The response to culture pH was investigated for three cellulolytic enzymes, carbomethyl cellulase (CMCase), avicelase,...