Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 101, Issue 13, Pages 4826-4833Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.049
Keywords
Rio-ethanol; Biomass; Lignocellulosic feedstock; Agro-residues; Cellulase
Funding
- Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
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India has a pressing need for renewable transportation fuels and bio-ethanol is considered as one of the most important options. Currently the country mandates use of 5% ethanol blending in motor gasoline in several states. The ethanol for this is mainly sourced from molasses feedstock, but this is barely sufficient to meet the current demand. Lignocellulosic biomass is the alternative but the availability of this resource is poorly documented. Also the technologies for ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass are under preliminary stages of development which warrants extensive R&D in this field. The review discusses the current status of molasses based ethanol production in India and its limitations, the state of technologies for second generation ethanol production and the availability of feedstock for bio-ethanol production. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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