South Dakota State University Studies Corn Stover Pretreatment
Feedstock, Field/Orchard/Plantation Crops/Residues, Funding/Financing/Investing, Process, R & D Focus, South Dakota
April 9, 2010
(Biomass Magazine) Using a high shear bioreactor (extrusion) pretreatment process can help prepare corn stover as a feedstock for making cellulosic ethanol, a South Dakota State University study finds.
The SDSU study explored different temperatures, screw speeds, and enzymes to learn what treatments recovered the most sugar from corn stover. READ MORE Abstract