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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2023

Enhancement of Biomass Conservation and Bioethanol Production of Sweet Sorghum Silage by Constructing Synergistic Microbial Consortia.

Yu-Xi Zhu, Xu Zhang, Wen-Chao Yang, Jun-Feng Li

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Yu-Xi ZhuCollege of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Xu ZhangCollege of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Nanjing, China.
Wen-Chao YangCollege of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Jun-Feng LiCollege of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6272-4635

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The efficient storage of materials before bioethanol production could be key to improving pretreatment protocol and facilitating biodegradation, in turn improving the cost-effectiveness of biomass utilization. Biological inoculants were investigated for their effects on ensiling performance, biodegradability of silage materials, and final bioethanol yield from sweet sorghum. Two cellulolytic microbial consortia (CF and PY) were used to inoculate silages of sweet sorghum, with and without combined lactic acid bacteria (Xa), for up to 60 days of ensiling. We found that the consortia notably decreased pH and ammonia nitrogen content while increasing lactic acid/acetic acid ratios. The microbes also functioned in synergy with Xa, significantly reducing lignocellulose content and improving biomass preservation. First-order exponential decay models captured the kinetics of nonstructural carbohydrates and suggested high water-soluble carbohydrate (grams per kilogram dry matter [DM]) preservation potential in PY-Xa (33.48), followed by CF-Xa (30.51). Combined addition efficiently improved enzymatic hydrolysis and enhanced bioethanol yield, and sweet sorghum treated with PY-Xa had the highest ethanol yield (28.42 g L

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LactobacillalesSorghumBiomassFermentationMicrobial ConsortiaSilagebiomass preservationensilingmicrobessweet sorghum

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PMID36645314
PMCPMC9927380

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