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Ben Atitallah I, Antonopoulou G, Ntaikou I, Soto Beobide A, Dracopoulos V, Mechichi T, Lyberatos G. A Comparative Study of Various Pretreatment Approaches for Bio-Ethanol Production from Willow Sawdust, Using Co-Cultures and Mono-Cultures of Different Yeast Strains. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27041344. [PMID: 35209130 PMCID: PMC8875012 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27041344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The effect of different pretreatment approaches based on alkali (NaOH)/hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on willow sawdust (WS) biomass, in terms of delignification efficiency, structural changes of lignocellulose and subsequent fermentation toward ethanol, was investigated. Bioethanol production was carried out using the conventional yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as well as three non-conventional yeasts strains, i.e., Pichia stipitis, Pachysolen tannophilus, Wickerhamomyces anomalus X19, separately and in co-cultures. The experimental results showed that a two-stage pretreatment approach (NaOH (0.5% w/v) for 24 h and H2O2 (0.5% v/v) for 24 h) led to higher delignification (38.3 ± 0.1%) and saccharification efficiency (31.7 ± 0.3%) and higher ethanol concentration and yield. Monocultures of S. cerevisiae or W. anomalus X19 and co-cultures with P. stipitis exhibited ethanol yields in the range of 11.67 ± 0.21 to 13.81 ± 0.20 g/100 g total solids (TS). When WS was subjected to H2O2 (0.5% v/v) alone for 24 h, the lowest ethanol yields were observed for all yeast strains, due to the minor impact of this treatment on the main chemical and structural WS characteristics. In order to decide which is the best pretreatment approach, a detailed techno-economical assessment is needed, which will take into account the ethanol yields and the minimum processing cost.
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Affiliation(s)
- Imen Ben Atitallah
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Enzyme Engineering of Lipases, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1173, Sfax 3038, Tunisia; (I.B.A.); (T.M.)
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou, Platani, GR 26504 Patras, Greece; (I.N.); (A.S.B.); (V.D.); (G.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-261-096-5318
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou, Platani, GR 26504 Patras, Greece; (I.N.); (A.S.B.); (V.D.); (G.L.)
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou, Platani, GR 26504 Patras, Greece; (I.N.); (A.S.B.); (V.D.); (G.L.)
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou, Platani, GR 26504 Patras, Greece; (I.N.); (A.S.B.); (V.D.); (G.L.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Enzyme Engineering of Lipases, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1173, Sfax 3038, Tunisia; (I.B.A.); (T.M.)
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou, Platani, GR 26504 Patras, Greece; (I.N.); (A.S.B.); (V.D.); (G.L.)
- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, GR 15780 Athens, Greece
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Li J, Liu F, Yu H, Li Y, Zhou S, Ai Y, Zhou X, Wang Y, Wang L, Peng L, Wang Y. Diverse Banana Pseudostems and Rachis Are Distinctive for Edible Carbohydrates and Lignocellulose Saccharification towards High Bioethanol Production under Chemical and Liquid Hot Water Pretreatments. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26133870. [PMID: 34202856 PMCID: PMC8270323 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Banana is a major fruit crop throughout the world with abundant lignocellulose in the pseudostem and rachis residues for biofuel production. In this study, we collected a total of 11 pseudostems and rachis samples that were originally derived from different genetic types and ecological locations of banana crops and then examined largely varied edible carbohydrates (soluble sugars, starch) and lignocellulose compositions. By performing chemical (H2SO4, NaOH) and liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatments, we also found a remarkable variation in biomass enzymatic saccharification and bioethanol production among all banana samples examined. Consequently, this study identified a desirable banana (Refen1, subgroup Pisang Awak) crop containing large amounts of edible carbohydrates and completely digestible lignocellulose, which could be combined to achieve the highest bioethanol yields of 31–38% (% dry matter), compared with previously reported ones in other bioenergy crops. Chemical analysis further indicated that the cellulose CrI and lignin G-monomer should be two major recalcitrant factors affecting biomass enzymatic saccharification in banana pseudostems and rachis. Therefore, this study not only examined rich edible carbohydrates for food in the banana pseudostems but also detected digestible lignocellulose for bioethanol production in rachis tissue, providing a strategy applicable for genetic breeding and biomass processing in banana crops.
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- Jingyang Li
- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
- Haikou Experimental Station, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 570102, China
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
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- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation & Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530000, China
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
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- Biomass & Bioenergy Research Centre, College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (J.L.); (F.L.); (H.Y.); (S.Z.); (Y.A.); (X.Z.); (Y.W.); (L.W.); (L.P.)
- Laboratory of Biomass Engineering & Nanomaterial Application in Automobiles, College of Food Science & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;
- Correspondence:
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Sustainable Second-Generation Bioethanol Production from Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Domestic Food Waste Using Pichia anomala as Biocatalyst. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su13010259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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In the current study, a domestic food waste containing more than 50% of carbohydrates was assessed as feedstock to produce second-generation bioethanol. Aiming to the maximum exploitation of the carbohydrate fraction of the waste, its hydrolysis via cellulolytic and amylolytic enzymatic blends was investigated and the saccharification efficiency was assessed in each case. Fermentation experiments were performed using the non-conventional yeast Pichia anomala (Wickerhamomyces anomalus) under both separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) modes to evaluate the conversion efficiencies and ethanol yields for different enzymatic loadings. It was shown that the fermentation efficiency of the yeast was not affected by the fermentation mode and was high for all handlings, reaching 83%, whereas the enzymatic blend containing the highest amount of both cellulolytic and amylolytic enzymes led to almost complete liquefaction of the waste, resulting also in ethanol yields reaching 141.06 ± 6.81 g ethanol/kg waste (0.40 ± 0.03 g ethanol/g consumed carbohydrates). In the sequel, a scale-up fermentation experiment was performed with the highest loading of enzymes in SHF mode, from which the maximum specific growth rate, μmax, and the biomass yield, Yx/s, of the yeast from the hydrolyzed waste were estimated. The ethanol yields that were achieved were similar to those of the respective small scale experiments reaching 138.67 ± 5.69 g ethanol/kg waste (0.40 ± 0.01 g ethanol/g consumed carbohydrates).
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Does Acid Addition Improve Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass towards Biohydrogen and Biogas Production? SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12218935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The effect of liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment with or without acid addition (A-LHW) on the production of hydrogen—through dark fermentation (DF)—and methane—through anaerobic digestion (AD)—using three different lignocellulosic biomass types (sunflower straw (SS), grass lawn (GL), and poplar sawdust (PS)) was investigated. Both pretreatment methods led to hemicellulose degradation, but A-LHW resulted in the release of more potential inhibitors (furans and acids) than the LHW pretreatment. Biological hydrogen production (BHP) of the cellulose-rich solid fractions obtained after LHW and A-LHW pretreatment was enhanced compared to the untreated substrates. Due to the release of inhibitory compounds, LHW pretreatment led to higher biochemical methane potential (BMP) than A-LHW pretreatment when both separated fractions (liquid and solid) obtained after pretreatments were used for AD. The recovered energy in the form of methane with LHW pretreatment was 8.4, 12.5, and 7.5 MJ/kg total solids (TS) for SS, GL, and PS, respectively.
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