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Chemin M, Kansou K, Cahier K, Grellier M, Grisel S, Novales B, Moreau C, Villares A, Berrin JG, Cathala B. Optimized Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase Action Increases Fiber Accessibility and Fibrillation by Releasing Tension Stress in Cellulose Cotton Fibers. Biomacromolecules 2023. [PMID: 37327397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) enzymes have recently shaken up our knowledge of the enzymatic degradation of biopolymers and cellulose in particular. This unique class of metalloenzymes cleaves cellulose and other recalcitrant polysaccharides using an oxidative mechanism. Despite their potential in biomass saccharification and cellulose fibrillation, the detailed mode of action of LPMOs at the surface of cellulose fibers still remains poorly understood and highly challenging to investigate. In this study, we first determined the optimal parameters (temperature, pH, enzyme concentration, and pulp consistency) of LPMO action on the cellulose fibers by analyzing the changes in molar mass distribution of solubilized fibers using high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC). Using an experimental design approach with a fungal LPMO from the AA9 family (PaLPMO9H) and cotton fibers, we revealed a maximum decrease in molar mass at 26.6 °C and pH 5.5, with 1.6% w/w enzyme loading in dilute cellulose dispersions (100 mg of cellulose at 0.5% w/v). These optimal conditions were used to further investigate the effect of PaLPMO9H on the cellulosic fiber structure. Direct visualization of the fiber surface by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that PaLPMO9H created cracks on the cellulose surface while it attacked tension regions that triggered the rearrangement of cellulose chains. Solid-state NMR indicated that PaLPMO9H increased the lateral fibril dimension and created novel accessible surfaces. This study confirms the LPMO-driven disruption of cellulose fibers and extends our knowledge of the mechanism underlying such modifications. We hypothesize that the oxidative cleavage at the surface of the fibers releases the tension stress with loosening of the fiber structure and peeling of the surface, thereby increasing the accessibility and facilitating fibrillation.
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ., UMR BBF, F-13009 Marseille, France
- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ., 3PE platform, F-13009 Marseille, France
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- INRAE, BIBS Facility, PROBE Infrastructure, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ., UMR BBF, F-13009 Marseille, France
- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ., 3PE platform, F-13009 Marseille, France
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Enzymatic Hydrolysis Strategies for Cellulosic Sugars Production to Obtain Bioethanol from Eucalyptus globulus Bark. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation9030241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Cellulosic sugars production for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass residues in an industrial site has economic benefits and is promising if integrated into a biorefinery. Enzymatic hydrolysis (EH) of pretreated Eucalyptus globulus bark, an industrial residue of low-economic value widely available in Portuguese pulp and paper mills, could be an excellent approach to attain resource circularity and pulp mill profitability. This work evaluated the potential for improving cellulosic sugars concentrations by operating with high solids loading and introducing the additives Triton X-100, PEG 4000 and Tween 80 using a commercial enzymatic consortium with a dosage of 25 FPU gcarbohydrates−1. Additives did not improve enzymatic hydrolysis performance, but the effect of increasing solids loading to 14% (w/v) in batch operation was accomplished. The fed-batch operation strategy was investigated and, when starting with 11% (w/v) solids loading, allowed the feeding of 3% (w/v) fresh feedstock sequentially at 2, 4 and 6 h, attaining 20% (w/v) total solids loading. After 24 h of operation, the concentration of cellulosic sugars reached 161 g L−1, corresponding to an EH conversion efficiency of 76%. Finally, the fermentability of the fed-batch hydrolysate using the Ethanol Red® strain was evaluated in a 5 L bioreactor scale. The present results demonstrate that Eucalyptus globulus bark, previously pretreated by kraft pulping, is a promising feedstock for cellulosic sugars production, allowing it to become the raw material for feeding a wide range of bioprocesses.
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Sun C, Meng X, Sun F, Zhang J, Tu M, Chang JS, Reungsang A, Xia A, Ragauskas AJ. Advances and perspectives on mass transfer and enzymatic hydrolysis in the enzyme-mediated lignocellulosic biorefinery: A review. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 62:108059. [PMID: 36402253 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.108059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Enzymatic hydrolysis is a critical process for the cellulase-mediated lignocellulosic biorefinery to produce sugar syrups that can be converted into a whole range of biofuels and biochemicals. Such a process operating at high-solid loadings (i.e., scarcely any free water or roughly ≥ 15% solids, w/w) is considered more economically feasible, as it can generate a high sugar concentration at low operation and capital costs. However, this approach remains restricted and incurs "high-solid effects", ultimately causing the lower hydrolysis yields with increasing solid loadings. The lack of available water leads to a highly viscous system with impaired mixing that exhibits strong transfer resistance and reaction limitation imposed on enzyme action. Evidently, high-solid enzymatic hydrolysis involves multi-scale mass transfer and multi-phase enzyme reaction, and thus requires a synergistic perspective of transfer and biotransformation to assess the interactions among water, biomass components, and cellulase enzymes. Porous particle characteristics of biomass and its interface properties determine the water form and distribution state surrounding the particles, which are summarized in this review aiming to identify the water-driven multi-scale/multi-phase bioprocesses. Further aided by the cognition of rheological behavior of biomass slurry, solute transfer theories, and enzyme kinetics, the coupling effects of flow-transfer-reaction are revealed under high-solid conditions. Based on the above basic features, this review lucidly explains the causes of high-solid hydrolysis hindrances, highlights the mismatched issues between transfer and reaction, and more importantly, presents the advanced strategies for transfer and reaction enhancements from the viewpoint of process optimization, reactor design, as well as enzyme/auxiliary additive customization.
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- Chihe Sun
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of MOE, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of MOE, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Chongqing University, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; Center for Renewable Carbon, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; Joint Institute of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.
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Getting Value from Pulp and Paper Industry Wastes: On the Way to Sustainability and Circular Economy. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15114105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The pulp and paper industry is recognized as a well-established sector, which throughout its process, generates a vast amount of waste streams with the capacity to be valorized. Typically, these residues are burned for energy purposes, but their use as substrates for biological processes could be a more efficient and sustainable alternative. With this aim, it is essential to identify and characterize each type of waste to determine its biotechnological potential. In this context, this research highlights possible alternatives with lower environmental impact and higher revenues. The bio-based pathway should be a promising alternative for the valorization of pulp and paper industry wastes, in particular for bioproduct production such as bioethanol, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), and biogas. This article focuses on state of the art regarding the identification and characterization of these wastes, their main applied deconstruction technologies and the valorization pathways reported for the production of the abovementioned bioproducts.
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Arciszewski J, Auclair K. Mechanoenzymatic Reactions Involving Polymeric Substrates or Products. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202102084. [PMID: 35104019 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Mechanoenzymology is an emerging field in which mechanical mixing is used to sustain enzymatic reactions in low-solvent or solvent-free mixtures. Many enzymes have been reported that thrive under such conditions. Considering the central role of biopolymers and synthetic polymers in our society, this minireview highlights the use of mechanoenzymology for the synthesis or depolymerization of oligomeric or polymeric materials. In contrast to traditional in-solution reactions, solvent-free mechanoenzymology has the advantages of avoiding solubility issues, proceeding in a minimal volume, and reducing solvent waste while potentially improving the reaction efficiency and accessing new reactivity. It is expected that this strategy will continue to gain popularity and find more applications.
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- Jane Arciszewski
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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Ying W, Zhu J, Xu Y, Zhang J. High solid loading enzymatic hydrolysis of acetic acid-peroxide/acetic acid pretreated poplar and cellulase recycling. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 340:125624. [PMID: 34364082 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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High solid loading saccharification is the premise of preparing high-concentration sugar which is beneficial to bioethanol production, but the limited sugar concentration and high enzyme dosage are two challenges. In this work, the glucan-rich acetic acid-hydrogen peroxide/acetic acid (AC-HPAC)-pretreated poplar (85.8%) were prepared for enzymatic hydrolysis at 10%-40% solid loading and the strategies for reducing cellulase dosage were explored. Results showed that the maximum glucose concentration reached to 250.8 g/L at 40% solid loading, which was the highest concentration in previous literatures. As the solid loading was 20%, the addition of Tween 80 saved 50% of cellulase and the recycling of unhydrolyzed residue (0.2 g/g DM) saved another 25% of cellulase, resulting in 152.2 g/L of glucose concentration with yield of 79.9%. This work showed potential of poplar to produce the high concentration glucose solution with low enzyme loading through the recycling of enzyme bound onto unhydrolyzed residue.
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- Wenjun Ying
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology (Nanjing Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210037, China; College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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Chandrasekar M, Joshi L, Krieg K, Chipkar S, Burke E, Debrauske DJ, Thelen KD, Sato TK, Ong RG. A high solids field-to-fuel research pipeline to identify interactions between feedstocks and biofuel production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:179. [PMID: 34507592 PMCID: PMC8431876 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-02033-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Environmental factors, such as weather extremes, have the potential to cause adverse effects on plant biomass quality and quantity. Beyond adversely affecting feedstock yield and composition, which have been extensively studied, environmental factors can have detrimental effects on saccharification and fermentation processes in biofuel production. Only a few studies have evaluated the effect of these factors on biomass deconstruction into biofuel and resulting fuel yields. This field-to-fuel evaluation of various feedstocks requires rigorous coordination of pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and fermentation experiments. A large number of biomass samples, often in limited quantity, are needed to thoroughly understand the effect of environmental conditions on biofuel production. This requires greater processing and analytical throughput of industrially relevant, high solids loading hydrolysates for fermentation, and led to the need for a laboratory-scale high solids experimentation platform. RESULTS A field-to-fuel platform was developed to provide sufficient volumes of high solids loading enzymatic hydrolysate for fermentation. AFEX pretreatment was conducted in custom pretreatment reactors, followed by high solids enzymatic hydrolysis. To accommodate enzymatic hydrolysis of multiple samples, roller bottles were used to overcome the bottlenecks of mixing and reduced sugar yields at high solids loading, while allowing greater sample throughput than possible in bioreactors. The roller bottle method provided 42-47% greater liquefaction compared to the batch shake flask method for the same solids loading. In fermentation experiments, hydrolysates from roller bottles were fermented more rapidly, with greater xylose consumption, but lower final ethanol yields and CO2 production than hydrolysates generated with shake flasks. The entire platform was tested and was able to replicate patterns of fermentation inhibition previously observed for experiments conducted in larger-scale reactors and bioreactors, showing divergent fermentation patterns for drought and normal year switchgrass hydrolysates. CONCLUSION A pipeline of small-scale AFEX pretreatment and roller bottle enzymatic hydrolysis was able to provide adequate quantities of hydrolysate for respirometer fermentation experiments and was able to overcome hydrolysis bottlenecks at high solids loading by obtaining greater liquefaction compared to batch shake flask hydrolysis. Thus, the roller bottle method can be effectively utilized to compare divergent feedstocks and diverse process conditions.
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- Meenaa Chandrasekar
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA.
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Santos ACF, Ximenes E, Thompson D, Ray AE, Szeto R, Erk K, Dien BS, Ladisch MR. Effect of using a nitrogen atmosphere on enzyme hydrolysis at high corn stover loadings in an agitated reactor. Biotechnol Prog 2020; 36:e3059. [PMID: 32748574 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Antonio Carlos Freitas Santos
- Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA
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- Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA
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- Energy and Environment Science & Technology Directorate Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Falls Idaho USA
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- Energy and Environment Science & Technology Directorate Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Falls Idaho USA
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- School of Materials Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA
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- School of Materials Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA
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- National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research ARS, USDA Peoria Illinois USA
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- Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA
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Abdou Alio M, Tugui OC, Rusu L, Pons A, Vial C. Hydrolysis and fermentation steps of a pretreated sawmill mixed feedstock for bioethanol production in a wood biorefinery. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 310:123412. [PMID: 32361645 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aim of this work was to demonstrate the feasibility of second-generation bioethanol production using for the first time a sawmill mixed feedstock comprising four softwood species, representative of biomass resource in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (France). The feedstock was subjected to a microwave-assisted water/ethanol Organosolv pretreatment. The investigation focused on enzymatic hydrolysis of this pretreated sawmill feedstock (PSF) using Cellic® Ctec2 as the enzyme, followed by fermentation of the resulting sugar solution using Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain. The cellulose-rich PSF with 71% w/w cellulose content presented high saccharification yields (up to 80%), which made it perfect for subsequent fermentation; this yield was predicted vs. time up to 5.2% w/v PSF loading using a mathematical model fitted only on data at 1.5%. Finally, high PSF loading (7.5%) and scaleup were shown to impair the saccharification yield, but alcoholic fermentation could still be carried out up to 80% of the theoretical glucose-to-ethanol conversion yield.
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- Maarouf Abdou Alio
- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Sigma Clermont, Institut Pascal, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- University "Vasile Alecsandri" of Bacău, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical and Food Engineering Department, Bacău, Romania
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- University "Vasile Alecsandri" of Bacău, Faculty of Engineering, Chemical and Food Engineering Department, Bacău, Romania
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Sigma Clermont, Institut Pascal, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Sigma Clermont, Institut Pascal, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Biocatalysis of Industrial Kraft Pulps: Similarities and Differences between Hardwood and Softwood Pulps in Hydrolysis by Enzyme Complex of Penicillium verruculosum. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10050536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Kraft pulp enzymatic hydrolysis is a promising method of woody biomass bioconversion. The influence of composition and structure of kraft fibers on their hydrolysis efficiency was evaluated while using four substrates, unbleached hardwood pulp (UHP), unbleached softwood pulp (USP), bleached hardwood pulp (BHP), and bleached softwood pulp (BSP). Hydrolysis was carried out with Penicillium verruculosum enzyme complex at a dosage of 10 filter paper units (FPU)/g pulp. The changes in fiber morphology and structure were visualized while using optical and electron microscopy. Fiber cutting and swelling and quick xylan destruction were the main processes at the beginning of hydrolysis. The negative effect of lignin content was more pronounced for USP. Drying decreased the sugar yield of dissolved hydrolysis products for all kraft pulps. Fiber morphology, different xylan and mannan content, and hemicelluloses localization in kraft fibers deeply affected the hydrolyzability of bleached pulps. The introduction of additional xylobiase, mannanase, and cellobiohydrolase activities to enzyme mixture will further improve the hydrolysis of bleached pulps. A high efficiency of never-dried bleached pulp bioconversion was shown. At 10% substrate concentration, hydrolysates with more than 50 g/L sugar concentration were obtained. The bioconversion of never-dried BHP and BSP could be integrated into working kraft pulp mills.
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da Silva AS, Espinheira RP, Teixeira RSS, de Souza MF, Ferreira-Leitão V, Bon EPS. Constraints and advances in high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: a critical review. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:58. [PMID: 32211072 PMCID: PMC7092515 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01697-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The industrial production of sugar syrups from lignocellulosic materials requires the conduction of the enzymatic hydrolysis step at high-solids loadings (i.e., with over 15% solids [w/w] in the reaction mixture). Such conditions result in sugar syrups with increased concentrations and in improvements in both capital and operational costs, making the process more economically feasible. However, this approach still poses several technical hindrances that impact the process efficiency, known as the "high-solids effect" (i.e., the decrease in glucan conversion yields as solids load increases). The purpose of this review was to present the findings on the main limitations and advances in high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis in an updated and comprehensive manner. The causes for the rheological limitations at the onset of the high-solids operation as well as those influencing the "high-solids effect" will be discussed. The subject of water constraint, which results in a highly viscous system and impairs mixing, and by extension, mass and heat transfer, will be analyzed under the perspective of the limitations imposed to the action of the cellulolytic enzymes. The "high-solids effect" will be further discussed vis-à-vis enzymes end-product inhibition and the inhibitory effect of compounds formed during the biomass pretreatment as well as the enzymes' unproductive adsorption to lignin. This review also presents the scientific and technological advances being introduced to lessen high-solids hydrolysis hindrances, such as the development of more efficient enzyme formulations, biomass and enzyme feeding strategies, reactor and impeller designs as well as process strategies to alleviate the end-product inhibition. We surveyed the academic literature in the form of scientific papers as well as patents to showcase the efforts on technological development and industrial implementation of the use of lignocellulosic materials as renewable feedstocks. Using a critical approach, we expect that this review will aid in the identification of areas with higher demand for scientific and technological efforts.
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- Ayla Sant’Ana da Silva
- Biocatalysis Laboratory, National Institute of Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20081-312 Brazil
- Bioethanol Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909 Brazil
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- Biocatalysis Laboratory, National Institute of Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20081-312 Brazil
- Bioethanol Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909 Brazil
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- Bioethanol Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909 Brazil
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Biocatalysis Laboratory, National Institute of Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20081-312 Brazil
- Bioethanol Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909 Brazil
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- Bioethanol Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909 Brazil
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Chen H, Jiang L, Cheng Y, Lu J, Lv Y, Yan J, Wang H. Improving enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency of corncob residue through sodium sulfite pretreatment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:7795-7804. [PMID: 31388733 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10050-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The effects of sodium sulfite pretreatment on the delignification rate, cellulose content, enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency, and glucose yield of corncob residues (CCR) were investigated. The optimum pretreatment conditions were as follows: 12% sodium sulfite, with a pH value of 7, a temperature of 160 °C, and a holding time of 20 min. Under the optimal conditions, the cellulose content in the pretreated residue was 85.17%, and sodium lignosulfonate with a sulfonation degree of 0.677 mmol/g was obtained in the waste liquids. A delignification rate of 77.45% was also achieved after the pretreatment. Enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated CCR was carried out with cellulase (5 FPU/g substrate) and β-glucosidase (10 IU/g substrate) for 48 h. The untreated CCR were hydrolyzed using cellulase (20 FPU/g substrate) and β-glucosidase (10 IU/g substrate) for 48 h. The comparison results showed that sodium sulfite pretreatment improved the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency and glucose yield, which increased by 28.80% and 20.10%, respectively. These results indicated that despite the application of low cellulase dosage, high enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency substrate could be produced, and the sodium lignosulfonate which can be used for oilfields and concrete additives was obtained from the sodium sulfite-pretreated CCR.
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- Hang Chen
- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- Advanced Biofuel Process Demonstration Unit, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China.
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Brar KK, Agrawal D, Chadha BS, Lee H. Evaluating novel fungal secretomes for efficient saccharification and fermentation of composite sugars derived from hydrolysate and molasses into ethanol. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 273:114-121. [PMID: 30423494 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This paper evaluates the ability of secretome from two thermotolerant fungal strains (Aspergillus terreus 9DR and Achaetomium strumarium 10DR) for boosting the hydrolytic efficiency of benchmark cellulolytic preparation (Cellic CTec2). Further we report enhanced saccharification of different agro-residues under semi-aerobic when compared to aerobic conditions. The mass spectroscopic analysis of the hydrolysates indicates the role of auxiliary oxidative enzymes present in A. terreus and A. strumarium secretomes for enhancing the capability of the cellulolytic cocktails. The paper further demonstrate positive effect of using the cocktails for enhanced saccharification and subsequent fermentation to ethanol of acid pre-treated rice straw, corn residues and sugarcane bagasse at higher substrate loading rates (20% w/v). The paper also reports co-utilization of composite sugars derived from molasses and enzymatic hydrolysate obtained from agnostic lignocellulosics for efficient bioconversion to ethanol applicable for developing BOLT-ON technology.
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- K K Brar
- Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India.
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Raghavendran V, Nitsos C, Matsakas L, Rova U, Christakopoulos P, Olsson L. A comparative study of the enzymatic hydrolysis of batch organosolv-pretreated birch and spruce biomass. AMB Express 2018; 8:114. [PMID: 29992363 PMCID: PMC6039347 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-018-0643-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A shift towards a sustainable and green society is vital to reduce the negative effects of climate change associated with increased CO2 emissions. Lignocellulosic biomass is both renewable and abundant, but is recalcitrant to deconstruction. Among the methods of pretreatment available, organosolv (OS) delignifies cellulose efficiently, significantly improving its digestibility by enzymes. We have assessed the hydrolysability of the cellulose-rich solid fractions from OS-pretreated spruce and birch at 2% w/v loading (dry matter). Almost complete saccharification of birch was possible with 80 mg enzyme preparation/gsolids (12 FPU/gsolids), while the saccharification yield for spruce was only 70%, even when applying 60 FPU/gsolids. As the cellulose content is enriched by OS, the yield of glucose was higher than in their steam-exploded counterparts. The hydrolysate was a transparent liquid due to the absence of phenolics and was also free from inhibitors. OS pretreatment holds potential for use in a large-scale, closed-loop biorefinery producing fuels from the cellulose fraction and platform chemicals from the hemicellulose and lignin fractions respectively.
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Hammerer F, Loots L, Do JL, Therien JPD, Nickels CW, Friščić T, Auclair K. Solvent-Free Enzyme Activity: Quick, High-Yielding Mechanoenzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose into Glucose. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:2621-2624. [PMID: 29342316 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201711643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mechanochemistry enables enzymatic cleavage of cellulose into glucose without bulk solvents, acids, other aggressive reagents, or substrate pre-treatment. This clean mechanoenzymatic process (coined RAging) is also directly applicable to biomass, avoids many limitations associated with the use of cellulases, and produces glucose concentrations greater than three times that obtained by conventional methods.
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- Fabien Hammerer
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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Hammerer F, Loots L, Do JL, Therien JPD, Nickels CW, Friščić T, Auclair K. Solvent-Free Enzyme Activity: Quick, High-Yielding Mechanoenzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose into Glucose. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201711643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Fabien Hammerer
- Department of Chemistry; McGill University; Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; McGill University; Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; McGill University; Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; McGill University; Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; McGill University; Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
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Liu Y, Zhang B, Wang W, He M, Xu J, Yuan Z. Evaluation of the solvent water effect on high solids saccharification of alkali-pretreated sugarcane bagasse. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 235:12-17. [PMID: 28351727 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Solvent water is an essential factor for high solids enzymatic hydrolysis. To investigate its effect on substrate conversion efficiency in high solids hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse (SCB), oleyl alcohol was used to partially substitute the solvent water. The results in batch hydrolysis tests in which diverse ratio of solvent water was replaced found that the majority of the substrate was insoluble. Then high solids fed-batch hydrolysis with the reaction solution mixed with solvent water and oleyl alcohol in the ratio of 3:1 (solids concentration correspond to 24% (w/v)) was carried out at the final real solids loading of 18% (w/v). The produced sugars were found to be less than pure water system, which indicated that water played a significant role in high solids hydrolysis process, and solids effect was related to the solvent water content.
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- Yunyun Liu
- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China; Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Mendes CVT, Rocha JMDS, de Menezes FF, Carvalho MDGVS. Batch and fed-batch simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of primary sludge from pulp and paper mills. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2017; 38:1498-1506. [PMID: 27611735 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1235230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Primary sludge from a Portuguese pulp and paper mill, containing 60% of carbohydrates, and unbleached pulp (as reference material), with 93% of carbohydrates, were used to produce ethanol by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF). SSF was performed in batch or fed-batch conditions without the need of a pretreatment. Cellic® CTec2 was the cellulolytic enzymatic complex used and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast or ATCC 26602 strain) or the thermotolerant yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus NCYC 1426 were employed. Primary sludge was successfully converted to ethanol and the best results in SSF efficiency were obtained with S. cerevisiae. An ethanol concentration of 22.7 g L-1 was produced using a content of 50 g L-1 of carbohydrates from primary sludge, in batch conditions, with a global conversion yield of 81% and a production rate of 0.94 g L-1 h-1. Fed-batch operation enabled higher solids content (total carbohydrate concentration of 200 g L-1, equivalent to a consistency of 33%) and a reduction of three-quarters of cellulolytic enzyme load, leading to an ethanol concentration of 40.7 g L-1, although with lower yield and productivity. Xylitol with a concentration up to 7 g L-1 was also identified as by-product in the primary sludge bioconversion process.
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- Cátia Vanessa Teixeira Mendes
- a CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology , University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal
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- a CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology , University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal
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- a CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology , University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal
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Bondancia TJ, Mattoso LHC, Marconcini JM, Farinas CS. A new approach to obtain cellulose nanocrystals and ethanol from eucalyptus cellulose pulp via the biochemical pathway. Biotechnol Prog 2017; 33:1085-1095. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Thalita J. Bondancia
- Graduate Program of Chemical Engineering; Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos; SP 13565-905 Brazil
- National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agribusiness (LNNA); Embrapa Instrumentação; Rua XV de Novembro, 1452 São Carlos SP 13560-970 Brazil
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- National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agribusiness (LNNA); Embrapa Instrumentação; Rua XV de Novembro, 1452 São Carlos SP 13560-970 Brazil
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- National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agribusiness (LNNA); Embrapa Instrumentação; Rua XV de Novembro, 1452 São Carlos SP 13560-970 Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Chemical Engineering; Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos; SP 13565-905 Brazil
- National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agribusiness (LNNA); Embrapa Instrumentação; Rua XV de Novembro, 1452 São Carlos SP 13560-970 Brazil
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Chen HZ, Liu ZH. Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass from low to high solids loading. Eng Life Sci 2016; 17:489-499. [PMID: 32624794 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201600102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 09/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Solid state enzymatic hydrolysis (SSEH) has many advantages, such as higher sugar concentration, lower operating costs, and less energy input. It should be a potential approach for the industrial application of lignocellulosic ethanol. The purpose of this work is to review the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass from low to high solids loading and introduce its both challenges and perspectives. The limitations of SSEH, including inhibition effects, water constraint, and rheology characteristic, are summarized firstly. Various strategies for overcoming these limitations are proposed correspondingly. Fed batch process and its feeding strategy to improve the SSEH efficiency are then discussed. Finally, several intensification methods, hydrolysis reactor, and pilot- and demonstration-scale operations of SSEH are described. In-depth analysis of main limitations and development of novel intensification methods and reactors should provide an effective way to achieve large-scale implementation of SSEH.
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- Hong-Zhang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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Sant’Ana da Silva A, Fernandes de Souza M, Ballesteros I, Manzanares P, Ballesteros M, P. S. Bon E. High-solids content enzymatic hydrolysis of hydrothermally pretreated sugarcane bagasse using a laboratory-made enzyme blend and commercial preparations. Process Biochem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2016.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Novozhilov EV, Sinel’nikov IG, Aksenov AS, Chukhchin DG, Tyshkunova IV, Rozhkova AM, Osipov DO, Zorov IN, Sinitsyn AP. Biocatalytic conversion of kraft pulp using cellulase complex of Penicillium verruculosum. CATALYSIS IN INDUSTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s2070050416010098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Álvarez C, Reyes-Sosa FM, Díez B. Enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass from wood. Microb Biotechnol 2016; 9:149-56. [PMID: 26833542 PMCID: PMC4767290 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Current research and development in cellulosic ethanol production has been focused mainly on agricultural residues and dedicated energy crops such as corn stover and switchgrass; however, woody biomass remains a very important feedstock for ethanol production. The precise composition of hemicellulose in the wood is strongly dependent on the plant species, therefore different types of enzymes are needed based on hemicellulose complexity and type of pretreatment. In general, hardwood species have much lower recalcitrance to enzymes than softwood. For hardwood, xylanases, beta‐xylosidases and xyloglucanases are the main hemicellulases involved in degradation of the hemicellulose backbone, while for softwood the effect of mannanases and beta‐mannosidases is more relevant. Furthermore, there are different key accessory enzymes involved in removing the hemicellulosic fraction and increasing accessibility of cellulases to the cellulose fibres improving the hydrolysis process. A diversity of enzymatic cocktails has been tested using from low to high densities of biomass (2–20% total solids) and a broad range of results has been obtained. The performance of recently developed commercial cocktails on hardwoods and softwoods will enable a further step for the commercialization of fuel ethanol from wood.
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- Consolación Álvarez
- Department of Biotechnology, Abengoa Research, Campus Palmas Altas, C/Energía Solar no. 1, Seville, 41014, Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology, Abengoa Research, Campus Palmas Altas, C/Energía Solar no. 1, Seville, 41014, Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology, Abengoa Research, Campus Palmas Altas, C/Energía Solar no. 1, Seville, 41014, Spain
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Principles and Challenges Involved in the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Materials at High Total Solids. GREEN FUELS TECHNOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30205-8_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Zhuang X, Wang W, Yu Q, Qi W, Wang Q, Tan X, Zhou G, Yuan Z. Liquid hot water pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production accompanying with high valuable products. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 199:68-75. [PMID: 26403722 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Pretreatment is an essential prerequisite to overcome recalcitrance of biomass and enhance the ethanol conversion efficiency of polysaccharides. Compared with other pretreatment methods, liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment not only reduces the downstream pressure by making cellulose more accessible to the enzymes but minimizes the formation of degradation products that inhibit the growth of fermentative microorganisms. Herein, this review summarized the improved LHW process for different biomass feedstocks, the decomposition behavior of biomass in the LHW process, the enzymatic hydrolysis of LHW-treated substrates, and production of high value-added products and ethanol. Moreover, a combined process producing ethanol and high value-added products was proposed basing on the works of Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion to make LHW pretreatment acceptable in the biorefinery of cellulosic ethanol.
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- Xinshu Zhuang
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academic of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Liu K, Zhang J, Bao J. Two stage hydrolysis of corn stover at high solids content for mixing power saving and scale-up applications. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 196:716-720. [PMID: 26253418 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A two stage hydrolysis of corn stover was designed to solve the difficulties between sufficient mixing at high solids content and high power input encountered in large scale bioreactors. The process starts with the quick liquefaction to convert solid cellulose to liquid slurry with strong mixing in small reactors, then followed the comprehensive hydrolysis to complete saccharification into fermentable sugars in large reactors without agitation apparatus. 60% of the mixing energy consumption was saved by removing the mixing apparatus in large scale vessels. Scale-up ratio was small for the first step hydrolysis reactors because of the reduced reactor volume. For large saccharification reactors in the second step, the scale-up was easy because of no mixing mechanism was involved. This two stage hydrolysis is applicable for either simple hydrolysis or combined fermentation processes. The method provided a practical process option for industrial scale biorefinery processing of lignocellulose biomass.
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- Ke Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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Gaona A, Lawryshyn Y, Saville B. The Effect of Fed-Batch Operation and Rotational Speed on High-Solids Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Hardwood Substrates. Ind Biotechnol (New Rochelle N Y) 2015. [DOI: 10.1089/ind.2014.0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Adriana Gaona
- Laboratory of Bioprocess and Enzyme Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Laboratory of Bioprocess and Enzyme Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Laboratory of Bioprocess and Enzyme Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Gurram RN, Al-Shannag M, Lecher NJ, Duncan SM, Singsaas EL, Alkasrawi M. Bioconversion of paper mill sludge to bioethanol in the presence of accelerants or hydrogen peroxide pretreatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 192:529-39. [PMID: 26086086 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Revised: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this study we investigated the technical feasibility of convert paper mill sludge into fuel ethanol. This involved the removal of mineral fillers by using either chemical pretreatment or mechanical fractionation to determine their effects on cellulose hydrolysis and fermentation to ethanol. In addition, we studied the effect of cationic polyelectrolyte (as accelerant) addition and hydrogen peroxide pretreatment on enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation. We present results showing that removing the fillers content (ash and calcium carbonate) from the paper mill sludge increases the enzymatic hydrolysis performance dramatically with higher cellulose conversion at faster rates. The addition of accelerant and hydrogen peroxide pretreatment further improved the hydrolysis yields by 16% and 25% (g glucose / g cellulose), respectively with the de-ashed sludge. The fermentation process of produced sugars achieved up to 95% of the maximum theoretical ethanol yield and higher ethanol productivities within 9h of fermentation.
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- Raghu Nandan Gurram
- Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI 54481, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Jordan, 11942 Amman, Jordan
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- Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI 54481, USA
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- Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI 54481, USA
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- Department of Paper Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, USA
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- Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI 54481, USA; Department of Paper Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, USA.
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Hu J, Chandra R, Arantes V, Gourlay K, Susan van Dyk J, Saddler JN. The addition of accessory enzymes enhances the hydrolytic performance of cellulase enzymes at high solid loadings. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 186:149-153. [PMID: 25812819 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The pretreatment process used and the nature of the biomass feedstock will influence the role that accessory enzymes can play in synergistically interacting with cellulases to effectively deconstruct the substrate. The work reported here assessed the possible boosting effects of the xylanase and lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (AA9, formerly known as GH61) on the hydrolytic potential of cellulase enzyme mixtures during hydrolysis of steam pretreated poplar and corn stover at high (10-20% w/v) substrate concentrations. A higher proportion of xylanase was required when the substrate had a relatively high xylan content and at high substrate concentrations. In contrast, a relatively small amount of AA9 (about 2 mg/g cellulose) was enough, regardless of the nature or concentration of the substrate. The overall protein loading required to achieve effective hydrolysis of high concentrations of pretreated biomass substrates could be substantially reduced by optimizing the ratio of enzymes in the "cellulase" mixture.
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- Jinguang Hu
- Forest Products Biotechnology and Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Forest Products Biotechnology and Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Forest Products Biotechnology and Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Forest Products Biotechnology and Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Forest Products Biotechnology and Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Forest Products Biotechnology and Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Wang Q, Liu S, Yang G, Chen J, Ni Y. High consistency cellulase treatment of hardwood prehydrolysis kraft based dissolving pulp. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 189:413-416. [PMID: 25934579 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.04.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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For enzymatic treatment of dissolving pulp, there is a need to improve the process to facilitate its commercialization. For this purpose, the high consistency cellulase treatment was conducted based on the hypothesis that a high cellulose concentration would favor the interactions of cellulase and cellulose, thus improves the cellulase efficiency while decreasing the water usage. The results showed that compared with a low consistency of 3%, the high consistency of 20% led to 24% increases of cellulase adsorption ratio. As a result, the viscosity decrease and Fock reactivity increase at consistency of 20% were enhanced from 510 mL/g and 70.3% to 471 mL/g and 77.6%, respectively, compared with low consistency of 3% at 24h. The results on other properties such as alpha cellulose, alkali solubility and molecular weight distribution also supported the conclusion that a high consistency of cellulase treatment was more effective than a low pulp consistency process.
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- Qiang Wang
- Key Lab of Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, Shandong Province 250353, China; Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5A3, Canada.
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- Key Lab of Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, Shandong Province 250353, China; Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5A3, Canada
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- Key Lab of Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, Shandong Province 250353, China
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- Key Lab of Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, Shandong Province 250353, China
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- Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5A3, Canada.
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Saifuddin N, Samiuddin A, Kumaran P. A Review on Processing Technology for Biodiesel Production. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.3923/tasr.2015.1.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ramos LP, da Silva L, Ballem AC, Pitarelo AP, Chiarello LM, Silveira MHL. Enzymatic hydrolysis of steam-exploded sugarcane bagasse using high total solids and low enzyme loadings. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 175:195-202. [PMID: 25459822 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Hydrolysis of phosphoric acid-impregnated steam-treated sugarcane bagasse was pre-optimized using a face-centered central composite design in which the process variables were the substrate total solids (TS, %), agitation intensity (AI, rpm) and enzyme loading (EL, gg(-1)). Pretreatment was carried out at 180°C for 10min using cane bagasse with 50wt% moisture content containing 9.5mg of H3PO4 per gram of dry biomass. Hydrolyses were performed for 96h at 50°C using Cellic CTec2® and water-washed steam-treated substrates. The highest amount of fermentable sugars was obtained with 20wt% TS, producing 76.8gL(-1) of glucose equivalents, which corresponded to a total glucan conversion of 69.2wt% and to a theoretical net increase of 39% in ethanol production from the same sugarcane tonnage without considering the use of leaves, tops and the additional yields from C5 sugars.
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- Luiz Pereira Ramos
- Research Center in Applied Chemistry (CEPESQ), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil; INCT in Energy & Environment, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil.
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- Research Center in Applied Chemistry (CEPESQ), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Research Center in Applied Chemistry (CEPESQ), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Research Center in Applied Chemistry (CEPESQ), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Research Center in Applied Chemistry (CEPESQ), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Rheology of Lignocellulose Suspensions and Impact of Hydrolysis: A Review. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 149:325-57. [PMID: 25786712 DOI: 10.1007/10_2015_323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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White biotechnologies have several challenges to overcome in order to become a viable industrial process. Achieving highly concentrated lignocellulose materials and releasing fermentable substrates, with controlled kinetics in order to regulate micro-organism activity, present major technical and scientific bottlenecks. The degradation of the main polymeric fractions of lignocellulose into simpler molecules is a prerequisite for an integrated utilisation of this resource in a biorefinery concept. The characterisation methods and the observations developed for rheology, morphology, etc., that are reviewed here are strongly dependent on the fibrous nature of lignocellulose, are thus similar or constitute a good approach to filamentous culture broths. This review focuses on scientific works related to the study of the rheological behaviour of lignocellulose suspensions and their evolution during biocatalysis. In order to produce the targeted molecules (synthon), the lignocellulose substrates are converted by enzymatic degradation and are then metabolised by micro-organisms. The dynamics of the mechanisms is limited by coupled phenomena between flow, heat and mass transfers in regard to diffusion (within solid and liquid phases), convection (mixing, transfer coefficients, homogeneity) and specific inhibitors (concentration gradients). As lignocellulose suspensions consist of long entangled fibres for the matrix of industrial interest, they exhibit diverse and complex properties linked to this fibrous character (rheological, morphological, thermal, mechanical and biochemical parameters). Among the main variables to be studied, the rheological behaviour of such suspensions appears to be determinant for process efficiency. It is this behaviour that will determine the equipment to be used and the strategies applied (substrate and biocatalysis feed, mixing, etc.). This review provides an overview of (i) the rheological behaviour of fibrous materials in suspension, (ii) the methods and experimental conditions for their measurements, (iii) the main models used and (iv) their evolution during biocatalytic reactions with a focus on enzymatic hydrolysis.
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Geng W, Jin Y, Jameel H, Park S. Strategies to achieve high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis of dilute-acid pretreated corn stover. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 187:43-48. [PMID: 25836373 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Three strategies were presented to achieve high solids loading while maximizing carbohydrate conversion, which are fed-batch, splitting/thickening, and clarifier processes. Enzymatic hydrolysis was performed at water insoluble solids (WIS) of 15% using washed dilute-acid pretreated corn stover. The carbohydrate concentration increased from 31.8 to 99.3g/L when the insoluble solids content increased from 5% to 15% WIS, while the final carbohydrate conversion was decreased from 78.4% to 73.2%. For the fed-batch process, a carbohydrate conversion efficiency of 76.8% was achieved when solid was split into 60:20:20 ratio, with all enzymes added first. For the splitting/thickening process, a carbohydrate conversion of 76.5% was realized when the filtrate was recycled to simulate a steady-state process. Lastly, the clarifier process was evaluated and the highest carbohydrate conversion of 81.4% was achieved. All of these results suggests the possibility of enzymatic hydrolysis at high solids to make the overall conversion cost-competitive.
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- Wenhui Geng
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, USA
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, USA
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, USA.
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Ju X, Bowden M, Engelhard M, Zhang X. Investigating commercial cellulase performances toward specific biomass recalcitrance factors using reference substrates. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:4409-20. [PMID: 24337347 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5450-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three commercial cellulase preparations, Novozymes Cellic(®) Ctec2, Dupont Accellerase(®) 1500, and DSM Cytolase CL, were evaluated for their hydrolytic activity using a set of reference biomass substrates with controlled substrate characteristics. It was found that lignin remains a significant recalcitrance factor to all the preparations, although different enzyme preparations respond to the inhibitory effect of lignin differently. Also, different types of biomass lignin can inhibit cellulase enzymes in different manners. Enhancing enzyme activity toward biomass fiber swelling is an area significantly contributing to potential improvement in cellulase performance. While the degree of polymerization of cellulose in the reference substrates did not present a major recalcitrance factor to Novozymes Cellic(®) Ctec2, cellulose crystallite has been shown to have a significant lower reactivity toward all enzyme mixtures. The presence of polysaccharide monooxygenases (PMOs) in Novozymes Ctec2 appears to enhance enzyme activity toward decrystallization of cellulose. This study demonstrated that reference substrates with controlled chemical and physical characteristics of structural features can be applied as an effective and practical strategy to identify cellulosic enzyme activities toward specific biomass recalcitrance factor(s) and provide specific targets for enzyme improvement.
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- Xiaohui Ju
- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Bioproducts, Science and Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Viell J, Harwardt A, Seiler J, Marquardt W. Is biomass fractionation by Organosolv-like processes economically viable? A conceptual design study. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 150:89-97. [PMID: 24157680 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.09.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this work, the conceptual designs of the established Organosolv process and a novel biphasic, so-called Organocat process are developed and analyzed. Solvent recycling and energy integration are emphasized to properly assess economic viability. Both processes show a similar energy consumption (approximately 5 MJ/kg(dry biomass)). However, they still show a lack of economic attractiveness even at larger scale. The Organocat process is more favorable due to more efficient lignin separation. The analysis uncovers the remaining challenges toward an economically viable design. They largely originate from by-products formation, product isolation, and solvent recycling. Necessary improvements in process chemistry, equipment design, energy efficiency and process design are discussed to establish economically attractive Organosolv-like processes of moderate capacity as a building block of a future biorefinery.
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- Jörn Viell
- Aachener Verfahrenstechnik - Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46, 52064 Aachen, Germany
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Ramachandriya KD, Wilkins M, Atiyeh HK, Dunford NT, Hiziroglu S. Effect of high dry solids loading on enzymatic hydrolysis of acid bisulfite pretreated Eastern redcedar. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 147:168-176. [PMID: 23994698 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Revised: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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This study investigates hydrolysis of cellulose from Eastern redcedar to glucose at high solids loading. Enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated redcedar was performed with 0.5 ml Accelerase® 1500/g glucan (46 FPU/g glucan) using dry solids loading from 2% to 20% (w/w). Rheological challenges observed at high solids loading were overcome by adding stainless steel balls to shake flask reactors. The highest glucose concentration, 126 g/L (84% glucan-to-glucose yield), was obtained using 20% solids loading with stainless steel balls as a mixing aid. This enzymatic hydrolyzate was fermented into ethanol using Saccharomyces cerevisiae D5A to produce 52 g/L of ethanol (corresponding to 166 L/dry Mg of redcedar). Reducing enzyme dosage at 16% solids loading from 46 to 11.5 FPU/g glucan reduced glucan-to-glucose yields. This study has demonstrated the possibility of extracting sugars from the invasive species of Eastern redcedar with high solid loadings and their conversion into ethanol.
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- Karthikeyan D Ramachandriya
- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, United States
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, United States.
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, United States
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, United States
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- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, United States
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Lu J, Li X, Yang R, Yang L, Zhao J, Liu Y, Qu Y. Fed-batch semi-simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of reed pretreated with liquid hot water for bio-ethanol production using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 144:539-47. [PMID: 23890974 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Reed was pretreated with liquid hot water (LHW) and then subjected to fed-batch semi-simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (S-SSF) to obtain high ethanol concentration and yield. Results show that water-insoluble solid (WIS) produced from reed pretreated at 180 and 210°C could be effectively converted to ethanol by using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The optimum conditions for bio-ethanol production are as follows: fermentation temperature of 36°C, pH of 4.8 with cellulase loading of 40 filter paper activity units/g oven-dried WIS, and 18 h pre-hydrolysis at 50°C. Approximately 6.4% (w/v) fed-batch substrate was added after 6 h of the 18 h enzymatic pre-hydrolysis. The highest ethanol concentration of 39.4 g/L was achieved. The conversion of glucan in the WIS to ethanol reached 79.1% (180°C) and 75.1% (210°C) respectively. The ethanol yields per kg of oven-dried reed were 283 g/L at 180°C and 244 g/L at 210°C.
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- Jie Lu
- Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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Liu H, Li N, Fu S, Chen S. Integrated pulping and biorefining of palm residues based on semichemical cooking and fiber fractionation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 136:230-236. [PMID: 23567685 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.02.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 02/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This work validates a new strategy for complete utilization of palm residues by separating fibers and parenchyma for the respective purposes of pulping and biorefining. The parenchyma cells were fractionated from royal palm sheath (RPS) after neutral sulfite semichemical (NSSC) cooking for producing fermentable sugars, leaving vascular bundles for manufacturing pulp and paper. Parenchyma cells could be readily and completely screened out prior to defibration. They were more digestible by cellulase than vascular bundles or the pulp derived from them. Cellulose enzymatic digestibility (CED) of parenchyma cells rapidly reached 82% in 12-h hydrolysis and finally up to 92%. The CEDs of parenchyma were maintained around 90% at a medium solid consistency, 12% (w/w). The average length, retention and drainability of RPS pulp were all improved without loss of physical strength after removing parenchyma. This work may help establish a new platform for maximizing the utilization efficiency of parenchyma-rich biomass.
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- Hao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Nguyen TC, Anne-Archard D, Coma V, Cameleyre X, Lombard E, Binet C, Nouhen A, To KA, Fillaudeau L. In situ rheometry of concentrated cellulose fibre suspensions and relationships with enzymatic hydrolysis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 133:563-572. [PMID: 23466624 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/19/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This work combines physical and biochemical analyses to scrutinize liquefaction and saccharification of complex lignocellulose materials. A multilevel analysis (macroscopic: rheology, microscopic: particle size and morphology and molecular: sugar product) was conducted at the lab-scale with three matrices: microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), Whatman paper (WP) and extruded paper-pulp (PP). A methodology to determine on-line viscosity is proposed and validated using the concept of Metzner and Otto (1957) and Rieger and Novak's (1973). The substrate suspensions exhibited a shear-thinning behaviour with respect to the power law. A structured rheological model was established to account for the suspension viscosity as a function of shear rate and substrate concentration. The critical volume fractions indicate the transition between diluted, semi-diluted and concentrated regimes. The enzymatic hydrolysis was performed with various solid contents: MCC 273.6 gdm/L, WP 56.0 gdm/L, PP 35.1 gdm/L. During hydrolysis, the suspension viscosity decreased rapidly. The fibre diameter decreased two fold within 2 h of starting hydrolysis whereas limited bioconversion was obtained (10-15%).
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- Tien-Cuong Nguyen
- Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés (Université de Toulouse, INSA, INRA UMR792, CNRS UMR5504), Toulouse, France.
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Kapu NS, Piddocke M, Saddler JN. High gravity and high cell density mitigate some of the fermentation inhibitory effects of softwood hydrolysates. AMB Express 2013; 3:15. [PMID: 23410516 PMCID: PMC3576264 DOI: 10.1186/2191-0855-3-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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After steam pretreatment of lignocellulosic substrates the fermentation of the biomass derived sugars to ethanol is typically problematic because of both the generally low sugar concentrations that can be supplied and the presence of naturally occurring and process derived inhibitors. As the majority of the inhibitory materials are usually associated with the hemicellulose rich, water soluble component, this fraction was supplemented with glucose to simulate high solids, un-detoxified substrate to see if a high gravity/high cell consistency approach might better cope with inhibition. Several yeast strains were assessed, with the Tembec T1, T2 and Lallemand LYCC 6469 strains showing the greatest ethanol productivity and yield. The addition of supplemental glucose enabled the faster and quantitatively higher removal of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). High cell density could provide effective fermentation at high sugar concentrations while enhancing inhibitor reduction. A 77% ethanol yield could be achieved using strain LYCC 6469 after 48 h at high cell density. It was apparent that a high cell density approach improved ethanol production by all of the evaluated yeast strains.
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Puri DJ, Heaven S, Banks CJ. Improving the performance of enzymes in hydrolysis of high solids paper pulp derived from MSW. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2013; 6:107. [PMID: 23885832 PMCID: PMC3726406 DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The research aimed to improve the overall conversion efficiency of the CTec® family of enzymes by identifying factors that lead to inhibition and seeking methods to overcome these through process modification and manipulation. The starting material was pulp derived from municipal solid waste and processed in an industrial-scale washing plant. RESULTS Analysis of the pulp by acid hydrolysis showed a ratio of 55 : 12 : 6 : 24 : 3 of glucan : xylan : araban/galactan/mannan : lignin : ash. At high total solids content (>18.5% TS) single-stage enzyme hydrolysis gave a maximum glucan conversion of 68%. It was found that two-stage hydrolysis could give higher conversion if sugar inhibition was removed by an intermediate fermentation step between hydrolysis stages. This, however, was not as effective as direct removal of the sugar products, including xylose, by washing of the residual pulp at pH 5. This improved the water availability and allowed reactivation of the pulp-bound enzymes. Inhibition of enzyme activity could further be alleviated by replenishment of β-glucosidase which was shown to be removed during the wash step. CONCLUSIONS The two-stage hydrolysis process developed could give an overall glucan conversion of 88%, with an average glucose concentration close to 8% in 4 days, thus providing an ideal starting point for ethanol fermentation with a likely yield of 4 wt%. This is a significant improvement over a single-step process. This hydrolysis configuration also provides the potential to recover the sugars associated with residual solids which are diluted when washing hydrolysed pulp.
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- Dhivya J Puri
- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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Miura T, Lee SH, Inoue S, Endo T. Combined pretreatment using ozonolysis and wet-disk milling to improve enzymatic saccharification of Japanese cedar. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 126:182-6. [PMID: 23073106 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Ozonolysis and subsequent wet-disk milling (DM) were carried out on Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) to improve sugar production by enzymatic saccharification. When the moisture content reached more than 40%, ozone consumption decreased, resulting in less delignification. Ozone treatment removed mainly lignin, but also small amounts of polysaccharides. The application of DM following the ozone treatment further increased glucose and xylose yields, but had no significant effect on mannose yield, due to the loss of mannan in the ozone-treated product and the lack of mannose-releasing activity in the hemicellulase used. Sugar concentration increased with substrate concentration, when a constant ratio of enzyme to substrate was used.
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- Toyokazu Miura
- Biomass Refinery Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 3-11-32 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0046, Japan
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Kupiainen L, Ahola J, Tanskanen J. Hydrolysis of organosolv wheat pulp in formic acid at high temperature for glucose production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 116:29-35. [PMID: 22609651 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2011] [Revised: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Organosolv methods can be used to delignify lignocellulosic crop residues for pulp production or to pretreat them prior to enzymatic hydrolysis for bioethanol production. In this study, organic solvent was used as an acidic hydrolysis catalyst to produce glucose. Hydrolysis experiments were carried out in 5-20% formic acid at 180-220 °C. Wheat straw pulp delignified with a formicodeli™ method was used as a raw material. It was found that glucose yields from pulp are significantly higher than yields from microcrystalline cellulose, a model component for cellulose hydrolysis. The results indicate that cellulose hydrolysis of real fibers takes place more selectively to glucose than hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose particles does. The effect of the particle size on pulp hydrolysis was investigated, the crystallinity of hydrolyzed pulp was measured by XRD analysis, and the product distribution and its influence on the process was discussed.
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- Laura Kupiainen
- Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, University of Oulu, PO Box 4300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland.
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Liu W, Hou Q, Mao C, Yuan Z, Li K. Hemicelluloses prior to aspen chemithermomechanical pulping: pre-extraction, separation, and characterization. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:4880-4885. [PMID: 22530595 DOI: 10.1021/jf300787b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A portion of hemicelluloses and acetic acid can be pre-extracted with dilute sulfuric acid prior to the aspen chemithermomechanical pulp process. The streams collected from the second press-impregnation stage after acid pre-extraction contain a significant amount of acid pre-extracted hemicelluloses. Most of the total sugars obtained from the pressate were xylan, in which xylan was further hydrolyzed to sugar monomers under the acid pre-extraction condition. To fully understand the characteristics of hemicelluloses yielded prior to pulping, the pre-extracted hemicelluloses were separated and characterized by FT-IR, (1)H NMR, and thermogravimetric analysis in this study. Most of the FT-IR bonds from the hemicelluloses agreed well with the other two spectra of birch xylan and CA0050 xylan, except a new absorption at 1734 cm(-1) contributed to acetyl groups. The hemicelluloses obtained from acid pre-extraction began to decompose significantly at about 225 °C, slightly lower in comparison with organosolv and alkaline hemicelluloses reported in the literature.
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- Wei Liu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China 300457
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Kinnarinen T, Shakhanova M, Hietanen E, Salmimies R, Häkkinen A, Louhi-Kultanen M. Effect of mixing on enzymatic hydrolysis of cardboard waste: saccharification yield and subsequent separation of the solid residue using a pressure filter. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 110:405-411. [PMID: 22357287 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Revised: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cellulosic wastes, from sources such as low-quality cardboard and paper, are regarded as potential feedstocks for bioethanol production. One pathway from these cellulosic materials to ethanol is saccharification (hydrolysis) followed by fermentation. Saccharification is commonly performed using enzymes that are able to cleave the cellulosic structure to smaller units, preferably to glucose monomers. During the hydrolysis, mixing conditions have a considerable impact on the performance of the enzymes. Thus mixing conditions in the hydrolysis tank can also influence the downstream operations and, consequently, the overall economy of the bioethanol process. In this experimental study, four types of impeller, at different hydrolysis conditions were used. The effect of mixing on the glucose yield and on the filtration characteristics of the hydrolysate was evaluated. It was shown that not only the sugar yield depended on the mixing conditions: the effect on the solid-liquid separation step was even more significant.
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- Teemu Kinnarinen
- LUT Chemistry, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, FIN-53851 Lappeenranta, Finland.
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Liu W, Yuan Z, Mao C, Hou Q, Li K. Extracting hemicelluloses prior to aspen chemi-thermomechanical pulping: Effects of pre-extraction on pulp properties. Carbohydr Polym 2012; 87:322-327. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Zhu JY, Gleisner R, Scott CT, Luo XL, Tian S. High titer ethanol production from simultaneous enzymatic saccharification and fermentation of aspen at high solids: a comparison between SPORL and dilute acid pretreatments. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:8921-9. [PMID: 21824766 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Revised: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Native aspen (Populus tremuloides) was pretreated using sulfuric acid and sodium bisulfite (SPORL) and dilute sulfuric acid alone (DA). Simultaneous enzymatic saccharification and fermentation (SSF) was conducted at 18% solids using commercial enzymes with cellulase loadings ranging from 6 to 15 FPU/g glucan and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y5. Compared with DA pretreatment, the SPORL pretreatment reduced the energy required for wood chip size-reduction, and reduced mixing energy of the resultant substrate for solid liquefaction. Approximately 60% more ethanol was produced from the solid SPORL substrate (211 L/ton wood at 59 g/L with SSF efficiency of 76%) than from the solid DA substrate (133 L/ton wood at 35 g/L with SSF efficiency 47%) at a cellulase loading of 10 FPU/g glucan after 120 h. When the cellulase loading was increased to 15 FPU/g glucan on the DA substrate, the ethanol yield still remained lower than the SPORL substrate at 10 FPU/g glucan.
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- J Y Zhu
- USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, USA.
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Shen F, Zhong Y, Saddler JN, Liu R. Relatively High-Substrate Consistency Hydrolysis of Steam-Pretreated Sweet Sorghum Bagasse at Relatively Low Cellulase Loading. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2011; 165:1024-36. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-011-9317-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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