Question

In order to convert prarie grass to bioethanol, what is needed after breaking down cellulose to simple sugars? fermentation protease cellulase amylase

Answer 1

Ans) Fermentation

Cellulose can be used to produce ethanol, however, doing so requires additional processes using enzymes to break down the cellulosic materials into sugars. Cellulosic materials, which provide structure to plants, comprise the stems, stalks, and leaves of plants as well as trunks of trees. Cellulose and hemicellulose, which collectively are referred to as cellulosic materials, can be broken down into sugars, which can then be fermented into ethanol. Cellulosic materials being studied for the production of biofuels includes those found in switchgrass, prairie grasses, cornhusks, wood chips, forestry materials and residues as well as other inedible agricultural plant waste. The ethanol produced from these cellulosic materials is referred to as cellulosic ethanol.

2) Cellulase