Biofuel Production from Plant Biomass: Bioethanol from Concept to Reality
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چکیده
Natural energy reserves like petrol and diesel etc are depleting as such it is of paramount importance to find alternative fuels. Solar energy is traped as biomass in plants. Biomass provide an excellent reserve for traping solar energy on field. Complex enzymatic machinery comprising of hydrolytic reactions and consolidated bioprocessing is needed to make viable bioenergy mostly biofuels like bioethanol for locomotives, industries and general use in future.
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