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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2019

Butanol production from laccase-pretreated brewer's spent grain.

Simona Giacobbe, Alessandra Piscitelli, Francesca Raganati, Vincenzo Lettera, Giovanni Sannia, Antonio Marzocchella, Cinzia Pezzella

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Simona GiacobbeBiopox srl, Via Salita Arenella 9, Naples, Italy.
Alessandra PiscitelliBiopox srl, Via Salita Arenella 9, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3818-6539
Francesca Raganati3Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", P.le V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy.
Vincenzo LetteraBiopox srl, Via Salita Arenella 9, Naples, Italy.
Giovanni SanniaBiopox srl, Via Salita Arenella 9, Naples, Italy.
Antonio Marzocchella3Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", P.le V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy.
Cinzia PezzellaBiopox srl, Via Salita Arenella 9, Naples, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBeer is the most popular alcoholic beverage worldwide. In the manufacture of beer, various by-products and residues are generated, and the most abundant (85% of total by-products) are spent grains. Thanks to its high (hemi)cellulose content (about 50% w/w dry weight), this secondary raw material is attractive for the production of second-generation biofuels as butanol through fermentation processes.

resultsThis study reports the ability of two laccase preparations from

conclusionsThe applied sequential pretreatment and hydrolysis process resulted to be very effective for the milled BSG, allowing reduction of inhibitory compounds and lignin content with a consequent efficient saccharification.

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ABE fermentationBiobutanolBrewer’s spent grains (BSG)Inhibitory compoundsLaccase pretreatment

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PMID30867680
PMCPMC6399911

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