Utilization of household food waste for the production of ethanol at high dry material content

Table 3 Production of ethanol from food wastes from different sources

Source of food waste	Carbohydrate content (% w/w)		Ethanol yield parameters		Reference
Source of food waste	Soluble^a	Fiber	Concentration (g/L)	Productivity (g/L · h)	Reference
Cafeteria	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	[25]
Cafeteria	47.7	14.9	29.1	1.94	[6]
Dining center	n.a.	n.a.	8	n.a.	[31]
Cafeteria and houses	69		32.2	0.55	[14]
Cafeteria	n.a.	n.a.	48.63	2.03	[32]
Food courts	57.6		23.3	0.49	[33]
Dining room	63.9	1.98	81.5	1.36	[12]
Cafeteria	n.a.	n.a.	57.5	4.11	[34]
Houses	12.24	18.30	42.78	2.85	This work
Houses	12.24	18.30	34.85	2.32	This work

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