Lignocellulosic biomass has the potential to be one of the major feedstocks for the production of bioethanol, recognized as the main replacement for the fossil fuel-based energy consumption in most IC engines. Ethanol as oxygenated fuel with almost 35% oxygen is an octane booster, which either in blended or pure form is believed to cut hydrocarbon and NOx emissions by 20% and CO2 by 90% (Sheehan and Himmel, 1999). The global ethanol production vol- ume stood at 85 GL in 2012, more than double the year 2006 and where the lions share was produced in the Americas (Renewable energy magazine, 2013). The main feedstocks for ethanol produc- tion are mostly derived from sugarcane and corn, although immense ethanol is anticipated to be produced using other biomass resources, such as agricultural waste and forest residues. Kim and Dale, 2004 showed that the global potential source of fuel ethanol from wasted crops and crop residues can culminate up to 491 GL y 1 and where the lignin-rich residue after fermentation might be used for generation of both 458 TWh of electricity and 2.6 EJ of steam. The same authors do also report that for a successful utilization of lignocellulosic materials, requirements such as high ethanol conversion, logistics and infrastructure for collection of the biomass, increase of thermal efficiency of electrical generation and