Event Title
Bio-Ethanol Production from Eastern Gamagrass, Tripsacum dactyloides
Faculty Mentor
Raj Boopathy
Location
Farrar Hall, Room 131
Session
Session 3
Start Date
20-4-2012 1:15 PM
End Date
20-4-2012 2:15 PM
Description
Lignocellulosic ethanol production is a great option to meet the demand of energy for the transportation sector of our country. The production of ethanol from the local feed grass, eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), is very attractive because it grows well in the wet and marshy environment that is common in Southeast Louisiana. Using a pretreatment and fermentation we demonstrated that a promising amount of fuel grade ethanol could be produced from eastern gamagrass. However, further studies are needed to scale up the fermentation process to pilot scale and eventually commercial scale to meet the energy demand of our country.
Bio-Ethanol Production from Eastern Gamagrass, Tripsacum dactyloides
Farrar Hall, Room 131
Lignocellulosic ethanol production is a great option to meet the demand of energy for the transportation sector of our country. The production of ethanol from the local feed grass, eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), is very attractive because it grows well in the wet and marshy environment that is common in Southeast Louisiana. Using a pretreatment and fermentation we demonstrated that a promising amount of fuel grade ethanol could be produced from eastern gamagrass. However, further studies are needed to scale up the fermentation process to pilot scale and eventually commercial scale to meet the energy demand of our country.