Bioconversion of Organic Residues for Rural Communities (1979): Micro-organisms as tools for rural processing of organic residues: Microbial utilization of silviculture biomass

Bioconversion of Organic Residues for Rural Communities (1979)

Micro-organisms as tools for rural processing of organic residues

		(introductory text)
		Introduction
		Microbial utilization of mono- and di-saccharide residues
		Microbial conversion of starchy residues
		Microbial conversion of complex mixtures of compounds (Polysaccharides, Proteins, Lipids, etc.)
		Microbial utilization of cellulose and ligno-cellulose residues
		Algal culture as a source of biomass
		Microbial utilization of silviculture biomass
		Micro-organisms and marine and freshwater biomass
		International studies on processing organic residues
		References

Microbial utilization of silviculture biomass

Microbial utilization of silviculture biomass

Several excellent reviews have been published on biomass production from forest ecosystems (32, 33), and data (Table 3) indicate that forestry remains and processing wastes are not fully utilized today. Chemical products that can be obtained from forestry biomass are ammonia, methanol, ethanol, fuel gas and oil, and charcoal. Ethanol fermentation by yeast from wood hydrolysis could become competitive within 10 to 15 years (32). But, as with methanol production from wood, the demand for ethanol will be satisfied for the near future by existing synthetic sources, unless it becomes necessary to use it in gasoline blends.