Enzymatic Saccharification and Fermentation Technology for Ethanol Production from Woody Biomass

Fuel ethanol production from biomass is promising technology for alleviation of global warming and reduction of fossil fuel use. In particular, production from non-food resources such as woody biomass is required. However, there are several technological problems such as development of efficient pretreatment technology, reduction of enzyme costs, and inability of conventional yeast to ferment xylose. Our research center has been conducting...