Fermentation of wood sugars to ethyl alcohol

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of various detoxification methods on the fermentability and chemical composition of lignocellulosic hydrolysates is discussed. But, the main focus of this paper is on the effects of different batch, fed-batch, and continuous fermentation strategies in relation to inhibition of fermentation.

TL;DR: In this article, different fermentation organisms among bacteria, yeast, and recombinant were reviewed with emphasis on their performance in lignocellulosic hydrolysates, i.e., can withstand potential inhibitors.

TL;DR: Improvement of the fermentation process is just one of several factor that needs to be fully optimized and integrated to generate a competitive lignocellulose ethanol plant.

TL;DR: Acetic acid, furfurals and lignins present in the hydrolysate were inhibitory to microbial growth and ethanol production and the addition of these inhibitory components individually or in various combinations at a concentrations similar to that found in Hydrolysate to simulated medium resulted a reduction in ethanol yield and productivity.