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Figure 11.1 Overview of value-added products from agroresidues.
The chapter gives an overview of different value-added products derived from
agroresidues.
11.2 Value-added products from biomass
Lignocellulosic biomass serves as a potential feedstock for the production of differ-
ent value-added products such as fuels, chemicals, organic acids, amino acids, bio-
polymers, and enzymes. Table 11.1 gives an overview of value-added products
produced from lignocellulosic biomass.
11.2.1 Fuels
11.2.1.1 Bioethanol
Bioethanol is a clean biofuel that can be produced by the fermentation of the ligno-
cellulosic biomass. One of the main limitations for the commercialization of the
process is the cost associated with pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of
