AP0861 Nanocellulose-Based Biofuel Production from Sugarcane Bagasse: A Sustainable Approach

Abstract

Sustainable biofuel production has many advantages, including that it accelerates the worldwide transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable forms of energy. The current study included the synthesis and characterization of nanocellulose (NC) from sugarcane bagasse. The prepared NC was used to produce biofuel using a simple and rapid method including fermentation cellulose and NC using the Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast. Gas chromatography was used to determine the concentration of produced ethanol. About 49% and 79.5% ethanol were obtained when fermentation cellulose and NC, respectively. To increase concentration of produced ethanol, calcium oxide nanoparticles (CaONPs) were prepared from egg shells and added during the distillation of ethanol. The concentration of ethanol was increased to %97 after added CaONPs due to the fact that CaONPs works as adsorbent water molecules.