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ArticleBMC biotechnology2020

Combined pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse using alkali and ionic liquid to increase hemicellulose content and xylanase production.

Rozina Rashid, Uroosa Ejaz, Firdous Imran Ali, Imran Ali Hashmi, Ahmed Bari, Jing Liu, Li Wang, Pengcheng Fu, Muhammad Sohail

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Article in BMC biotechnology, 2020. 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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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Rozina RashidDepartment of Microbiology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
Uroosa EjazDepartment of Microbiology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
Firdous Imran AliDepartment of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
Imran Ali HashmiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ahmed BariDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jing LiuState Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
Li WangState Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
Pengcheng FuState Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China. pcfu@hainu.edu.cn.
Muhammad SohailDepartment of Microbiology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan. msohail@uok.edu.pk.ORCID 0000-0002-7208-9441
University of Karachi · PKHainan University · CNKing Saud University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLignin in sugarcane bagasse (SB) hinders its utilization by microorganism, therefore, pretreatment methods are employed to make fermentable components accessible to the microbes. Multivariate analysis of different chemical pretreatment methods can aid to select the most appropriate strategy to valorize a particular biomass.

resultsAmongst methods tested, the pretreatment by using sodium hydroxide in combination with methyltrioctylammonium chloride, an ionic liquid, (NaOH+IL) was the most significant for xylanase production by Bacillus aestuarii UE25. Investigation of optimal levels of five significant variables by adopting Box-Behnken design (BBD) predicted 20 IU mL

conclusionCombined pretreatment of SB with alkali and methyltrioctylammonium chloride appeared better than other chemical methods for bacterial xylanase production and for the extraction of xylan form SB.

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AlkaliesBacillusCellulaseCelluloseEndo-1,4-beta XylanasesFermentationIonic LiquidsLigninPolysaccharidesQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsSaccharumSodium HydroxideXylosidasesAlkaliesbagasseCellulaseCelluloseEndo-1,4-beta XylanaseshemicelluloseIonic LiquidsLigninPolysaccharidesQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsSodium HydroxidetrioctylmethylammoniumXylosidasesBacillus aestuariiFTIRIonic liquidNMRPretreatment,Xylan

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PMID33298027
PMCPMC7724814
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