Article
Brewers' spent grain: generation, characteristics and potential applications
2006-01-01
Abstract excerpt
Brewers' spent grain (BSG) is the major by-product of the brewing industry, representing around 85% of the total by-products generated. BSG is a lignocellulosic material containing about 17% cellulose, 28% non-cellulosic polysaccharides, chiefly arabinoxylans, and 28% lignin. BSG is available in large quantities throughout the year, but its main application has been limited to animal feeding. Nevertheless, due to...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 0ddb2b02-c247-5c77-9a31-09f80729e1a8
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jcs.2005.06.001
