Evaluation of fuel ethanol production from aqueous ammonia-treated rice straw via simultaneous saccharification and fermentation

• Published in: Biomass & bioenergy Vol. 93; pp. 150 - 157
• Main Authors: Phitsuwan, Paripok, Permsriburasuk, Chutidet, Waeonukul, Rattiya, Pason, Patthra, Tachaapaikoon, Chakrit, Ratanakhanokchai, Khanok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2016
• Subjects: ambient temperature; ammonia; Aqueous ammonia pretreatment; Asia; biomass; Candida tropicalis; cellulases; cellulose; coculture; enzymatic hydrolysis; Ethanol; ethanol fuels; ethanol production; feedstocks; fermentation; glucose; Lignin; porosity; Rice straw; saccharification; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; scanning electron microscopy; Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation; xylanases; xylose; Asia; Aqueous ammonia pretreatment; Lignin; Ethanol; Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation; Rice straw

Rice straw (RS) has been considered a promising feedstock for ethanol production in Asia. However, the recalcitrance of biomass, particularly the presence of lignin, hinders the enzymatic saccharification of polysaccharides in RS and consequently decreases the ethanol yield. Here, we used aqueous am...