Improved ethanol yield and reduced Minimum Ethanol Selling Price (MESP) by modifying low severity dilute acid pretreatment with deacetylation and mechanical refining: 1) Experimental
Abstract Background Historically, acid pretreatment technology for the production of bio-ethanol from corn stover has required severe conditions to overcome biomass recalcitrance.However, the high usage of acid and steam at severe pretreatment conditions hinders the economic feasibility of the ethanol production from biomass.In addition, the amount