12Fuel Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Materials Using Recombinant Yeasts
Stephen R. Hughes1 and Marjorie A. Jones2
1Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., Stony Brook, NY 11790, USA
2Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA
12.1 Review of Current Fuel Ethanol Production
The current global energy system is characterized by the rapid deployment and falling cost of clean energy technologies. Cellulosic ethanol has theoretical advantages over ethanol derived from starch and sugar such as lower cost feedstock and significant reduction in carbon emissions; however, numerous technical challenges must be overcome to make production of cellulosic ethanol cost‐competitive with petroleum‐derived transportation fuel or with fuel ethanol from starch or sugar. These challenges are being met with the development of new technologies that are not only energy efficient, but also effectively utilize a greater percentage of carbon into higher value products and coproducts as well as cellulosic ethanol. It will take committed investors to translate technological breakthroughs into commercial success in the cellulosic ethanol industry. Recently, the commercial development of the ...
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