Bioethanol Production from Waste Crops and Crop Residues

dc.contributor.author	Riungu, A
dc.contributor.author	Salim, AM
dc.contributor.author	Njenga, J
dc.contributor.author	Yusuf, AO
dc.contributor.author	Waudo, W
dc.date.accessioned	2014-08-15T08:21:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-08-15T08:21:38Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07
dc.identifier.citation	Riungu, A., Salim, A. M., Njenga, J., Yusuf, A. O., & Waudo, W. Bioethanol Production from Waste Crops and Crop Residues. IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry (IOSR-JAC, 7(7), PP. 42-47	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11295/73789
dc.description.abstract	Abstract: Rice straws and Husks were converted to reducing sugars by hydrolysis using concentrated sulphuric acid followed by fermentation using bakers yeast. After fractional distillation and purification, 52 ml (87 %) of ethanol was obtained from 480cm3 of biomass which was blended with gasoline using different ratios. Physical constants of the bio-ethanol (density and distillation) conformed to Kenya Bureau of Standards specifications. The conclusion is that the bioconversion offers a cheap and safe method of disposing the agricultural residues and conversion of lignocellulosic wastes into ethanol. Keywords: Bio-ethanol, wasted crops, crop residues	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi	en_US
dc.title	Bioethanol Production from Waste Crops and Crop Residues	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.type.material	en_US	en_US