Optimization of Biobutanol production from different lignocellulosic wastes

Butanol has been considered as a potential fuel or fuel additive and an alternate to Ethanol addition to fuel. The present study used ABE fermentation process to produce biobutanol. In this study, the sustainability of four different biobutanol feedstock (lignocellulosic) materials is assessed, and it was observed that the biobutanol production from lignocellulosic waste as almost same or higher than the production when only Glucose was used as carbon source. The production of butanol when only glucose was used as carbon - was 2.4. gm/l on 4th day where as butanol from baggassae was 2.61gm/l and from orange pulp and peel was 3.01gm/l.