Fuel Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass

Ethanol produced from cellulosic biomass is examined as a large-scale transportation fuel. Desirable features include ethanol's fuel properties as well as benefits with respect to urban air quality, global climate change, balance of trade, and energy security. Energy balance, feed-stock supply,...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 251; no. 4999; pp. 1318 - 1323
Main Authors Lynd, Lee R., Cushman, Janet H., Nichols, Roberta J., Wyman, Charles E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for the Advancement of Science 15.03.1991
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
09 BIOMASS FUELS
093000 - Biomass Fuels- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION
Alcohol fuels
ALCOHOLS
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
BIOCONVERSION
Biofuel production
Biofuels
Biological and medical sciences
BIOMASS
Biomass energy
Biotechnology
Capital costs
CARBOHYDRATES
CELLULOSE
DATA
ECONOMICS
Energy
Energy crops
ENERGY SOURCES
ETHANOL
Ethanol fuels
Ethanol production
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
Farmlands
FERMENTATION
FUELS
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gasoline
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLYSACCHARIDES
PRODUCTION
Raw materials
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SACCHARIDES
Ethanol
Environment impact
Cellulose
Fuel
Production
Carbohydrate
Review
Economic aspect
Biomass
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Summary:Ethanol produced from cellulosic biomass is examined as a large-scale transportation fuel. Desirable features include ethanol's fuel properties as well as benefits with respect to urban air quality, global climate change, balance of trade, and energy security. Energy balance, feed-stock supply, and environmental impact considerations are not seen as significant barriers to the widespread use of fuel ethanol derived from cellulosic biomass. Conversion economics is the key obstacle to be overcome. In light of past progress and future prospects for research-driven improvements, a cost-competitive process appears possible in a decade.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.251.4999.1318