| Main Title |
Acid Hydrolysis of Cellulose in Refuse to Sugar and Its Fermentation to Alcohol. |
| Author |
Convers, A. O. ;
Gretlei, H. E. ;
Karandika, S. ;
Kuhrt, S. ;
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| CORP Author |
Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, N.H. |
| Year Published |
1973 |
| Report Number |
EP-00279; 670/2-73-11; |
| Stock Number |
PB-221 239 |
| Additional Subjects |
( Solid waste disposal ;
Waste papers) ;
( Cellulose ;
Hydrolysis) ;
( Sugars ;
Fermentation) ;
( Ethanols ;
Production) ;
( Waste papers ;
Materials recovery) ;
Utilization ;
Reaction kinetics ;
Cost estimates ;
Feasibility ;
Process charting ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB-221 239 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
113p |
| Abstract |
The study reports on the technical and economic feasibility of a process for hydrolyzing the cellulosic content of refuse to sugar. The sugar, in turn, is fermented to produce ethanol. The processes reported on are: (1) the bench-scale kinetics of acid hydrolysis of paper in a batch reactor and a continuous flow isothermal plug reactor; (2) the economic analysis of the acid hydrolysis and; (3) the fermentation of sugar obtained from the hydrolysis of refuse. Under proper circumstances, converting the cellulose in refuse to sugar or ethanol is believed economically feasible. (Author) |
