Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10395012 | Bioresource Technology | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The objective of the research was to investigate the effect of biomass loading, alkali (NaOH) concentration and pre-treatment time on the yield of glucose obtained following alkaline pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of oilseed rape (OSR) straw. A maximum glucose yield of (440.6 ± 14.9) g glucose kgâ1 biomass was obtained when OSR straw was pre-treated at a biomass loading of 50 g kgâ1 and an alkali concentration of 0.63 mol dmâ3 NaOH for 30 min. The energy efficiency of glucose extraction (0.39 kg glucose MJâ1 consumed) was highest when OSR straw was pre-treated at a biomass loading of 50 g kgâ1 and an alkali concentration of 0.63 or 0.75 mol dmâ3 for 30 min. The study demonstrated alkaline pre-treatment of OSR straw is superior to acid pre-treatment in terms of glucose yield and energy efficiency.
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Authors
Anil Kuruvilla Mathew, Keith Chaney, Mitch Crook, Andrea Claire Humphries,