DEVELOPMENT OF BIOFUEL FOR BUILDING UP BIOMASS TOWNS IN VIETNAM

Abstract

The article describes the research results on the  production of biofuels in the form of bioethanol and biogas from agricultural wastes within the framework of the JICA-JST Project “Sustainable integration of local agriculture and biomass industry”. Based on the results, necessary key technologies have been figured out toreduce production cost, such as pretreatment of cellulose-based raw materials, active enzymes production, bioethanol purification at low temperatures, purification and  storage technology for biogas. The studies have been used for designing and building up a Biomass Town in Vietnam, where most of agricultural wastes would be used for biofuel and fertilizer, recycling the production of local

biofuel and creating the closed-loop of CO₂ in the atmosphere.