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3.17 Concluding Remarks and
Future Prospects
Ethanol has been well established in the fuel market, where its share
from less than 1 GL in 1975 is expected to increase to 100 GL in 2015.
Grains, sugarcane juice, and molasses are the dominant raw materials
for the time being, while lignocellulosic materials are expected to have
a significant share in this market in the future. There have been great
achievements in the development of ethanol production from lignocel-
lulosic materials, and large-scale facilities are expected to be built within
a few years. However, several challenges will still persist in this process
in the future, until the process is fully established.
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