کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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676825 | 1459822 | 2014 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Developed hydrothermal pretreatment method for hybrid poplar wood.
• Low levels of fermentation inhibitors detected.
• Pretreated poplar was hydrolyzed to sugars using a cellulase preparation.
• Wood hydrolyzates were biosynthesized into polyhydroxybutyrate.
In this study, the target was the generation of fermentable monosaccharides from hardwoods that can be converted into value-added chemicals, such as polyhydroxybutyrates (PHB). Poplar flour was subjected to a hot-water pretreatment. The pretreatment conditions were optimized using a response surface methodology (RSM) on a 23 full central composites design by varying temperature, reaction time and solid loading. The optimal pretreatment condition for producing sugars was 200 °C, 22 min and 20% solid loading. After pretreatment the solid residue was treated with a commercial cellulase/xylanase preparation and released sugars quantified. The total sugars yield was applied as response variable to the RSM. A maximum yield of 96% sugars was obtained. Potential fermentation inhibitors were also detected at low concentrations (acetic acid, furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural). A preliminary trial using wood hydrolysates in a fed-batch bioreactor using a mixed microbial consortia afforded PHB (14% on biomass basis) and maximum PHB productivity of 0.18 g/L/h.
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Journal: Biomass and Bioenergy - Volume 71, December 2014, Pages 275–284