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Scale-up study of oxalic acid pretreatment of agricultural lignocellulosic biomass for the production of bioethanol.
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PMID:  21632241     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Building on our laboratory-scale optimization, oxalic acid was used to pretreat corncobs on the pilot-scale. The hydrolysate obtained after washing the pretreated biomass contained 32.55g/l of xylose, 2.74g/l of glucose and low concentrations of inhibitors. Ethanol production, using Scheffersomyces stipitis, from this hydrolysate was 10.3g/l, which approached the predicted value of 11.9g/l. Diafiltration using a membrane system effectively reduced acetic acid in the hydrolysate, which increased the fermentation rate. The hemicellulose content of the recovered solids decreased from 27.86% before pretreatment to only 6.76% after pretreatment. Most of the cellulose remained in the pretreated biomass. The highest ethanol production after simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of washed biomass with S. stipitis was 21.1g/l.
Authors:
Jae-Won Lee; Carl J Houtman; Hye-Yun Kim; In-Gyu Choi; Thomas W Jeffries
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-5-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bioresource technology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1873-2976     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 May 
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Created Date:  2011-6-2     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:
Department of Forest Products and Technology (BK21 Program), Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea; Bioenergy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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