Lignocellulosic biomass amounts to the most abundant source of carbon on Earth, giving it large potential and value as a renewable energy source and replacement for fossil fuels. With rising oil prices, increasing energy demand, and concerns over greenhouse gas emissions, considerable focus has been placed on the conversion of cellulosic biomass to liquid transportation fuels such as ethanol. However, much of the economic and technical difficulties associated with cellulosic ethanol have to do with its inherent resistance to chemical and biological breakdown. The new CELF pretreatment technology developed at the University of California, Riverside enables groundbreaking deconstruction and conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to produce high yields of fermentable sugars. This report outlines the base case plant design of a cellulosic ethanol plant utilizing CELF pretreatment process at low severity reaction conditions to produce cellulose-rich solids and soluble hemicellulose sugars.

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