Conclusion
- Bioethanol is one of highlighted alternative fuel.The overall efficiency is higher than the ethanol. They can be found on plants
that require CO2 in order to produce carbohydrate products such as
cellulose and glucose. In addition, CO2 is the emitted when the fuel
is burnt. Therefore, there is a recycling. Moreover, even though bioethanol has
low power relative to the ethanol, it is unnoticeable.
- The grass such asSwtichgrass has higher ability to produce ethanol relative to corn which is the
common source of bioethanol.
- With the ordinarymethod, cellulose has to be pre-treated in order to be fermented. Thepre-treatment required expensive equipment and more time. However, with thebacteria which can be found easily do not need the pre-treatment.
- Withthe bacteria, the cellulose can be fermented directly into the ethanol. Mesophilic
Cellulolytic Clostridia degrade the cellulose into glucose first and then
Glycolyti Clostridia is able to ferment the glucose.[xix]
The taken grass will be mixed with the two bacteria. Then, the cellulose become
glucose by losing its 1,4 beta acetal linkage and other linkage. The enzyme
will take H and the O that will bond to the end of unit to break the bond
between single cellulose units and then hydroxyl group from water will bond to
the end replacing the enzyme. Now, glucose is formed that will finally degraded
into ethanol and CO2.
- Moreover, theyalso produce some by-product which is useful. There will be butyric acid which
can be convert into biobutanol. Also, there will be acetate that has three
different usage: film base in photography, component in some adhesives and
synthetic fiber.[xviii] Therefore, the new way that uses bacteria
instead of yeast is more efficient.