Advanced Ethanol Production with Acetic Acid Fermentation from Lignocellulosics

A novel process of bioethanol production from lignocellulosics was developed by acetic acid fermentation followed by hydrogenolysis of acetic acid to ethanol. This process includes a two-step hot-compressed water treatment of lignocellulosics to C6 and C5 sugars, decomposed products and lignin-derived compounds. In the subsequent fermentation, most of these products are to be anaerobically fermented into acetic acid in form of sodium acetate by...