Abstract
This work studied the benefits of adding different enzyme cocktails (cellulase, xylanase, β-glucosidase) to pretreated switchgrass. Pretreatment methods included ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX), dilute-acid (DA), liquid hot water (LHW), lime, lime+ball-milling, soaking in aqueous ammonia (SAA), and sulfur dioxide (SO 2). The compositions of the pretreated materials were analyzed and showed a strong correlation between initial xylan composition and the benefits of xylanase addition. Adding xylanase dramatically improved xylan yields for SAA (+8.4%) and AFEX (+6.3%), and showed negligible improvement (0-2%) for the pretreatments with low xylan content (dilute-acid, SO 2). Xylanase addition also improved overall yields with lime+ball-milling and SO 2 achieving the highest overall yields from pretreated biomass (98.3% and 93.2%, respectively). Lime+ball-milling obtained an enzymatic yield of 92.3kg of sugar digested/kg of protein loaded.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11072-11079 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Bioresource Technology |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the US Department of Energy, contract number DE-FG36-07GO17102.
Funding
This work was supported by the US Department of Energy, contract number DE-FG36-07GO17102.
Funders | Funder number |
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US Department of Energy | DE-FG36-07GO17102 |
Keywords
- Enzymatic digestion
- Pretreatment
- Switchgrass
- Xylanase
- β-glucosidase
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Waste Management and Disposal