Enzymatic saccharification of sugar beet pulp for the production of galacturonic acid and arabinose; a study on the impact of the formation of recalcitrant oligosaccharides

- Production of monomeric galacturonic acid and arabinose from sugar beet pulp.
- Saccharification conditions are used that are feasible for industrial upscaling.
- Release of 79% galacturonic acid and 82% arabinose with 17% cellulose degradation.
- Recalcitrant oligosaccharides obtained after hydrolysis are characterized in detail.
- Lacking enzyme activities for further increase of yield are being discussed.