Bioethanol from lignocellulose

Energy from waste products - the second generation is more than a vision. Today it is already possible to produce high-quality fuels from wood, organic waste and straw. The word lignocellulose stands for a new dimension of biofuels.

When bioethanol is produced from lignocellulose, biomass is broken down into fermentable C5/C6 sugars and converted into bioethanol. The advantage: almost every solid biomass can be used for this suitable process, and consequently the range of plants which can be cultivated increases enormously. At the same time, the areas needed for cultivation are reduced, because the entire plant is used for this production process - not just its starch or its sugar. Bioethanol from lignocellulose today already promises extremely high fuel yields while being largely CO2-neutral. Thereby the raw materials are available in large quantities and at low cost. In addition, this energy source does not compete directly with the food chain.