Biofuel Production from Mixed Sugars Derived from Lignocellulosic Biomass by the RITE Bioprocess

摘要

The biorefinery concept by which energy and chemicals are produced from biomass resources is an envisaged industrial revolution of the 21s' century. Biorefinery R&D has progressed dramatically as a result of recent advancements in the field of biotechnology, with industry in Japan realizing the concept as a novel technology which could lead to the establishment of a new industry.rnAs current corn-based bioethanol production cannot satisfy the growing demand for bioethanol, tomorrow's production technology, in which ethanol is produced from cellulosic biomass, must be developed. The new technology must achieve high yields, be capable of simultaneous utilization of pentose and hexose sugars, and be resistant to fermentation inhibitors derived from lignocellulose degradation.