AFEX optimization of dacotah switchgrass and black locust.

• Main Author: Wong, Isaac Yi Siang.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Fuel
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/18965
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a pioneer plant, which has recently garnered attention for being a potential energy crop. Currently, there is very little information on the pretreatment and saccharification of Black Locust to produce fermentable sugars. This paper attempts to report the su...