| Title |
Comparison of physicochemical pretreatments of banana peels for bioethanol production
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| Published in |
Food Science and Biotechnology, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10068-017-0128-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sócrates Palacios, Héctor A. Ruiz, Rodolfo Ramos-Gonzalez, José Martínez, Elda Segura, Miguel Aguilar, Antonio Aguilera, Georgina Michelena, Cristóbal Aguilar, Anna Ilyina |
| Abstract |
Pretreatments with different concentrations of sulfuric acid (0, 0.5, and 1% v/v) and temperatures (28 and 121 °C at 103 kPa in an autoclave) were performed on banana peels (BP) milled by mechanical grinding and grinding in a blender as well as without grinding. Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, ash, and total and reducing sugar contents were evaluated. The highest yields of cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis (99%) were achieved with liquefied autoclaved BP treated with 0.5 and 1% acid after 48 h of hydrolysis. Ethanol production by Kluyveromyces marxianus fermentation was assayed using hydrolyzed BP at 10, 15, and 20% (w/w). The highest ethanol level (21 g/L) was reached after 24 h of fermentation with 20% (w/w) BP. Kinetics of the consumption of reducing sugars under this fermentation condition demonstrates the presence of a lag period (about 8 h). Thus, BP are a good source for ethanol production. |
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| Mexico | 2 | 67% |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 13% |
| Researcher | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 15% |
| Unknown | 54 | 41% |
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| Chemical Engineering | 17 | 13% |
| Engineering | 13 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 8% |
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| Energy | 6 | 5% |
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