Title |
Production of ethanol from winter barley by the EDGE (enhanced dry grind enzymatic) process
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Published in |
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, April 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1754-6834-3-8 |
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Authors |
NP Nghiem, KB Hicks, DB Johnston, G Senske, M Kurantz, M Li, J Shetty, G Konieczny-Janda |
Abstract |
US legislation requires the use of advanced biofuels to be made from non-food feedstocks. However, commercialization of lignocellulosic ethanol technology is more complex than expected and is therefore running behind schedule. This is creating a demand for non-food, but more easily converted, starch-based feedstocks other than corn that can fill the gap until the second generation technologies are commercially viable. Winter barley is such a feedstock but its mash has very high viscosity due to its high content of beta-glucans. This fact, along with a lower starch content than corn, makes ethanol production at the commercial scale a real challenge. |
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