Sustainable Ethanol Production and High Add Value By-Products in Biorefinery

Currently, non-renewable fossil fuels provide the majority of the world’s energy. Biofuel such as bioethanol is an important alternative and substitute energy source which can be used to cater for the energy requirement in the world. This chapter focuses on producing bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass due to its abundance in nature. Up-to-date information on recent developments and research on bioethanol is completed to investigate the issues in present literature studies regarding bioethanol production. The methods of the bioethanol conversion process are explored to improve the performance and maximize the yields. Different ranges of parameters are studied to determine the optimum value of each parameter in producing a higher yield of bioethanol. However, further research on the bioethanol technology conversion process is vital to ensure the bioprocess used in producing bioethanol becomes commercially and economically feasible.