Potential of Brachiaria mutica (Para grass) for bioethanol production from Loktak Lake

The aim of present study was to evaluate feasibility of using the Para grass as feedstock for production of bioethanol. Process involved the pretreatment with dilute acid or alkali and followed by enzymatic saccharification with commercial cellulase. Maximum sugar release of 696mg/g was obtained fro...

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Published inBioresource technology Vol. 242; pp. 133 - 138
Main Authors Sahoo, Dinabandhu, Ummalyma, Sabeela Beevi, Okram, Aswini Kumar, Sukumaran, Rajeev K, George, Emrin, Pandey, Ashok
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.10.2017
Subjects
Biofuels
Biomass
Brachiaria
Ethanol
Hydrolysis
Lakes
Poaceae
Loktak Lake
Para grass
Bioethanol
Biomass
Pretreatment
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Summary:The aim of present study was to evaluate feasibility of using the Para grass as feedstock for production of bioethanol. Process involved the pretreatment with dilute acid or alkali and followed by enzymatic saccharification with commercial cellulase. Maximum sugar release of 696mg/g was obtained from 10% biomass loading and 0.5% w/v of alkali whereas in the case of acid pretreatment maximum sugar of 660mg/g was obtained from 20% biomass loading and 2% w/v acid loading. Results showed that Para grass utilization as a biorefinery feedstock can be a potential strategy to address the sustainable utilization of this invasive grass thereby keeping its population in check in the Loktak Lake.
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ISSN:1873-2976
DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.047