“Second generation” bioethanol, with lignocellulose material as feedstock, is a promising
alternative for first generation bioethanol. This paper provides an overview of the current …

Fast exhaustion of fossil fuel stocks, as well as problems allied with air pollution, has created
a worldwide attention in searching for alternative, renewable lignocellulosic macromolecule …

Ethanol as a key component of alcoholic beverage came along with human in an extremely
long history. Nowadays, it has been the most successful sustainable alternative to fossil …

The increasing consumption of fossil fuels has led to severe environmental crisis.
Consequently, there is an unprecedentedly increased need of sustainable and cleaner …

The demand of energy is continuously increasing, which is also increasing the demand of
conventional fuel. The major demand of any country till date is fulfilled by conventional fossil …

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been assigned leadership for
Research and Development for the United States Department of Energy's Ethanol Program …

With efforts to reduce global reliance on fossil fuels and lower the greenhouse gas emission,
an increasing search for renewably sourced materials, which can be used as feedstock for …

Bioethanol was seen as a promising clean renewable biofuel, principally as a fuel additive
which could improve engine performance and reduce air pollution, and was the first biofuel …

The crude oil-based gasoline fuels (Ma et al., 2002; Newman and Kenworthy, 1989) have
been widely used in the transportation sector since the 1920s. However, there have been …

The development of the industrial and technological society together with the economic and
environmental implications, such as global warming and decreasing oil reserves, have been …