Types of Processes Used for Lignocellulose Breakdown

Once the hemicellulose and lignin have been removed ethanol production from cel­lulose and is often carried out in two stages, first the hydrolysis of cellulosic material to sugars by cellulase enzymes, and second the fermentation of the sugars. The rate of cellulose hydrolysis is about half the speed of the production of ethanol by yeast. A number of process formats have been developed.