Citation

Han, Y. W., Microbial utilization of straw (a review). Advances in Applied Microbiology 23: 119-153, 1978.

Abstract

Many ideas have been advanced for the use of straw in pulp and paper, construction materials, soil incorporation, compost, fuel, etc. However, because of other competitive resources, the prospect of immediate use of straw for these purposes is remote. Some potential is seen in using straw as an animal feed. Straw is a poor-quality feed in its natural state, and it must be pretreated or supplemented by other ingredients before it can be used as a suitable feed. Several new processes have been developed to attain these objectives by microbial action. Most of these new processes are in the laboratory-bench or pilot-plant stage. The current economic feasibility of these processes is thus not certain.

Country, State, District, etc.

United States, Oregon

Language

English

Material

rice straw

Use category

energy production, ethanol production, chemical production, single cell protein