Biofuel from Waste Agricultural product and Lignocellulosic Biomass

The conversion of biomass to ethanol is an attractive source of alternative green fuels. Current studies look at the thermochemical conversion of biomass to ethanol, but little focus is placed on the biochemical conversion pathway available for this transformation. We present two case studies depicting the potential of a biochemical production of ethanol for fuel purposes. The industrial scale plant design of corn stover conversion is addressed with the purpose of deriving a simple yet complete model for use in economic optimization of large scale supply chains. A lab scale kinetics study for the conversion of waste sweet potato to ethanol is also presented. These two case studies show the potential for research in the area of biochemical conversion of biomass to green fuels.