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| Title |
Lignocellulose conversion for biofuel: a new pretreatment greatly improves downstream biocatalytic hydrolysis of various lignocellulosic materials
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| Published in |
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13068-015-0419-4 |
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| Authors |
Seung Gon Wi, Eun Jin Cho, Dae-Seok Lee, Soo Jung Lee, Young Ju Lee, Hyeun-Jong Bae |
| Abstract |
Lignocellulosic biomass is an attractive renewable resource for future liquid transport fuel. Efficient and cost-effective production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass depends on the development of a suitable pretreatment system. The aim of this study is to investigate a new pretreatment method that is highly efficient and effective for downstream biocatalytic hydrolysis of various lignocellulosic biomass materials, which can accelerate bioethanol commercialization. The optimal conditions for the hydrogen peroxide-acetic acid (HPAC) pretreatment were 80 °C, 2 h, and an equal volume mixture of H2O2 and CH3COOH. Compared to organo-solvent pretreatment under the same conditions, the HPAC pretreatment was more effective at increasing enzymatic digestibility. After HPAC treatment, the composition of the recovered solid was 74.0 % cellulose, 20.0 % hemicelluloses, and 0.9 % lignin. Notably, 97.2 % of the lignin was removed with HPAC pretreatment. Fermentation of the hydrolyzates by S. cerevisiae resulted in 412 mL ethanol kg(-1) of biomass after 24 h, which was equivalent to 85.0 % of the maximum theoretical yield (based on the amount of glucose in the raw material). The newly developed HPAC pretreatment was highly effective for removing lignin from lignocellulosic cell walls, resulting in enhanced enzymatic accessibility of the substrate and more efficient cellulose hydrolysis. This pretreatment produced less amounts of fermentative inhibitory compounds. In addition, HPAC pretreatment enables year-round operations, maximizing utilization of lignocellulosic biomass from various plant sources. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Thailand | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 341 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 62 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 61 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 12% |
| Researcher | 30 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 4% |
| Other | 46 | 13% |
| Unknown | 92 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 60 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 42 | 12% |
| Chemical Engineering | 40 | 11% |
| Engineering | 38 | 11% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 8% |
| Other | 34 | 10% |
| Unknown | 106 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 March 2017.
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