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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2016

Process design of SSCF for ethanol production from steam-pretreated, acetic-acid-impregnated wheat straw.

Pia-Maria Bondesson, Mats Galbe

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pia-Maria BondessonDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden.
Mats GalbeDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden.
Lund University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPretreatment is an important step in the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic material. Using acetic acid together with steam pretreatment allows the positive effects of an acid catalyst to be retained, while avoiding the negative environmental effects associated with sulphuric acid. Acetic acid is also formed during the pretreatment and hydrolysis of hemicellulose, and is a known inhibitor that may impair fermentation at high concentrations. The purpose of this study was to improve ethanol production from glucose and xylose in steam-pretreated, acetic-acid-impregnated wheat straw by process design of simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF), using a genetically modified pentose fermenting yeast strain

resultsEthanol was produced from glucose and xylose using both the liquid fraction and the whole slurry from pretreated materials. The highest ethanol concentration achieved was 37.5 g/L, corresponding to an overall ethanol yield of 0.32 g/g based on the glucose and xylose available in the pretreated material. To obtain this concentration, a slurry with a water-insoluble solids (WIS) content of 11.7 % was used, using a fed-batch SSCF strategy. A higher overall ethanol yield (0.36 g/g) was obtained at 10 % WIS.

conclusionsEthanol production from steam-pretreated, acetic-acid-impregnated wheat straw through SSCF with a pentose fermenting

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Acetic acidEthanolFed-batchSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSimultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF)Steam pretreatmentWheat strawXylose fermentation

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PMID27777624
PMCPMC5070003
OpenAlexW2536867279

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