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LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOETHANOL
PRODUCTION FROM BANANA
PSEUDOSTEM
Malayo, Angel A.
Mangundayao, Veronica P.
Sevilla, Leo Mark E.
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
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• 3. The ground banana pseudostems were
soaked in the sulfuric acid to treat the
pseudostems and washed after two days.
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• 4. After a week of fermentation, fermentation

units were opened to separate the liquid from
the solid particles of the biomass.
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• 5. Once the liquid was separated, it went to
the distillation unit where the liquid produced
was heated up to 78 °C to separate the waste
liquid from the ethanol.
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Physical Description of the Prototype

Physical Description of the Prototype