Fuel Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass

• Published in: Science (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
• Language: English
• 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

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,...