Bacterial Fermentation of California Agricultural Waste into Advanced Biofuel - Fact Sheet

Publication Number:    CEC-500-2012-FS-022

Abstract:
Ethanol and other biofuels from the fermentation and distillation of nonfood cellulosic biomass, such as wood pulp or woody agricultural waste, but the procedure is very expensive. Development of new aerobic fermentation processes that rely on natural bacterial photosynthesis would significantly reduce the cost of in‐state biofuel production. These new processes would only require agricultural waste feedstocks that do not compete with food production, thereby increasing the efficiency of food production rather than competing with it.

Author(s):  David R. Effross, Suresh, Menon

Commission Division:    Technology Systems Division - R&D, PIER (500)

Office/Program:    PIER: Public Interest Energy Research

PIER Program Area:    Transportation Research

Date Published:    May 2012

Date On Line:    05/15/2012

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