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Identification of crucial yeast inhibitors in bio-ethanol and improvement of fermentation at high pH and high total solids.
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PMID:  21624827     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Compounds inhibitory to enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation are generated from neutral steam exploded corn stover in the process of producing bio-ethanol. In this study, weak acids were identified as main yeast inhibitors, while phenols and aldehyde contribute to the inhibition to a lower degree. Main weak acids in hydrolysates are acetic acid and formic acid, for which critical levels for yeast inhibition are 6 and 4g/L, respectively. The inhibitory effect of these compounds can be greatly overcome by increasing pH of hydrolysates to 6.0-9.0, but there is a risk of bacterial contamination when fermenting at high pH. The relationship of pH, total solids of hydrolysates, fermentation and contamination was studied in detail. Results indicate that the contamination by bacteria when fermenting at high pH can be prevented effectively using hydrolysates with total solids of more than 20%. Meanwhile, ethanol yield is improved significantly.
Authors:
Hongzhi Huang; Xinyan Guo; Dongmin Li; Mengmeng Liu; Jiafang Wu; Haiyu Ren
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-5-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bioresource technology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1873-2976     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-5-31     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9889523     Medline TA:  Bioresour Technol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Bioenergy Department of R&D China, Novozymes (China) Investment Co. Ltd., Beijing 100085, China.
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