Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10393821 | Biomass and Bioenergy | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Cassava starch factory residue (CSFR), a low cost solid byproduct of the cassava starch industry, having around 60% unextracted starch and 15% cellulose is a potential candidate for bioethanol production. As the economic feasibility depends on complete degradation of the polysaccharides to fermentable glucose, the comparative hydrolytic potential of four enzymes such as Multifect® XL, Optimash⢠XL, Optimash⢠BG and Accelleraseâ¢1000 was studied. Whilst the former three enzymes exerted maximum activity at pH 5.0 and 60 °C, Accellerase had optimum activity at pH 4.5 and 60 °C. The enzyme cocktail, Multifect XL-Optimash XL-Accellerase (5, 15 and 20 g enzyme protein kgâ1 CSFR respectively) was more effective than sequential process with the same enzyme loading. Hydrothermal treatment (HT) of CSFR for 30 min at 100 °C enhanced the susceptibility to enzymatic cleavage as compared to HT for 45 and 60 min as well as autoclaving or microwave exposure. Optimash BG was the most effective on HT CSFR and approximately 704.8 g glucose was released kgâ1 CSFR. The high yield of glucose indicates the potential use of hydrothermally treated CSFR as a cheap substrate for ethanol production.
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Authors
M.P. Divya Nair, G. Padmaja, S.N. Moorthy,