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Bioconversion of refuse derived fuel to ethanol

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Refuse Derived Fuels from 3 sources were converted to ethanol by enzymatic saccharification and fermentation. Two US RDFs yielded about 300 L ethanol/metric ton RDF, over 80% of theory, the others somewhat less. Potentially, RDF can make a substantial contribution to ethanol motor fuel supply.

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  • Wayman, M. and Parekh, S.R. Biotechnology Letters9, 445–446 (1987).

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  1. Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, M5S 1A4, Toronto, Canada

    Morris Wayman

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Wayman, M., Doan, K. Bioconversion of refuse derived fuel to ethanol. Biotechnol Lett 14, 335–338 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01022334

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