Thermomechanical and Thermo-mechano-chemical Pretreatment of Wheat Straw using a Twin-screw Extruder

• Published in: BioResources 1 (9), 1519-1538. (2014)
• Main Authors: Doumeng, Catherine, Rigal, Luc
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: acid; acide; Alkaline; Bio-ethanol; Enzymatic hydrolysis; extrudéur bi vis; glycerol; Hydrogen peroxide; hydrolyse enzymatique; paille de blé; peroxyde d'hydrogène; pretreatment; prétraitement; traitement alcalin; Twin-screw extruder; Wheat straw; éthanol

Different thermo-mechanical extrusion pretreatments were evaluated as alternatives to traditional biomass pretreatments for lignocellulosic ethanol production. Wheat straw, a commonly available agricultural co-product, was chosen as the substrate model for the study. Five thermo-mechanical pretreatm...