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Bioethanol: A Fermentation Feedstock for Synthesis of Bulk Chemicals

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Bioethanol is being generated in greater quantities from biomass fermentation, mostly to combat the continued depletion of natural fuels and the resulting rise in oil costs. Bioethanol is now used mostly as a fuel or fuel substitute in automobiles, although it has the potential to be a flexible substrate in the chemical sector. Currently, the manufacturing of carbon-containing chemicals and fuels is reliant on fossil resources, with non-renewable carbon resources accounting for more than 95% of these chemicals. This chapter emphasizes the production of different value-added chemicals from bioethanol.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

    Neeraj K. Aggarwal, Naveen Kumar & Mahak Mittal

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Aggarwal, N.K., Kumar, N., Mittal, M. (2022). Bioethanol: A Fermentation Feedstock for Synthesis of Bulk Chemicals. In: Bioethanol Production. Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05091-6_9

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