Reference Pretreatment Fermentation strategy Microorganisms Conditions Maximum Ethanol concentration (g/L or ) Ethanol yield (g ethanol/ g sugars or ) [53 ] Microwave-assisted-alkaline SSF S. cerevisiae ATCC 3685830°C, 150 rpm, 96 h 0.09% (w/w) n.a. [27 ] 2 steps with NaOH SHF S. cerevisiae 37°C, 72 h, pH 5.5. 2.28% (w/v) Approx 85% SSF 1.03% (w/v) [31 ] Alkaline hydrogen peroxide + alkaline delignification SSF S. cerevisiae , P. stipitis and Z. mobilis 30°C, agitation depending on microorganism, 48 h S. cerevisiae 8.44 g·L−1 P.stipitis 9.12 g·L−1 Z. mobilis 8.27 g·L−1 S. cerevisiae 0.43P.stipitis 0.40Z. mobilis 0.42SSSF 30°C, agitation depending on microorganism, 40 h S. cerevisiae 9.32 g·L−1 P.stipitis 10.17 g·L−1 Z. mobilis 8.91 g·L−1 S. cerevisiae 0.45 P.stipitis 0.43Z. mobilis 0.44 [32 ] Autohydrolysis SSF S. cerevisiae , P. stipitis and Z. mobilis 30°C, agitation depending on microorganism, 48 h S. cerevisiae 7.44 g·L−1 P.stipitis 8.47 g·L−1 Z. mobilis 7.30 g·L−1 S. cerevisiae 0.44 P.stipitis 0.43Z. mobilis 0.43SSSF 30°C, agitation depending on microorganism, 40 h S. cerevisiae 7.71 g·L−1 P.stipitis 8.78 g·L−1 Z. mobilis 7.63 g·L−1 S. cerevisiae 0.45P.stipitis 0.44Z. mobilis 0.45[28 ] NaOH SHF S. cerevisiae 150 rpm, 11 days, pH 4.5-5 5.9% n.a. [49 ] NaOH SHF S. cerevisiae 30°C, 100 rpm, 9 h 7 g·L-1 + n.a. [33 ] Hydrothermal catalyzed with NaOH SSF S. cerevisiae , P. stipitis and Z. mobilis 30°C, agitation depending on microorganism, 48 h S. cerevisiae 10.91 g·L−1 P.stipitis 10.96 g·L−1 Z. mobilis 10.81 g·L−1 S. cerevisiae 0.44P.stipitis 0.45Z. mobilis 0.43SSSF 30°C, agitation depending on microorganism, 36 h S. cerevisiae 11.65 g·L−1 P.stipitis 11.29 g·L−1 Z. mobilis 11.64 g·L−1 S. cerevisiae 0. 47 P.stipit is 0.46Z. mobilis 0.47[50 ] NaOH SHF S. cerevisiae strains Ethanol Red and GSE16- T1835°C, 100 rpm, 103 h, pH 5.5 3.73% (v/v) 0.43 [54 ] Acidified aqueous glycerol SSF S. cerevisiae Hansen 205537°C, 150 rpm, 72 h 8.97 g·L−1 n.a. Aqueous glycerol 2.66 g·L−1 n.a. [48 ] NaOH SHF S. cerevisiae GSE16- T1835°C, 100 rpm, 72 h, pH 5.5 4.33% (v/v) 0.41