Integration of first and second generation biofuels: Fermentative hydrogen production from wheat grain and straw

Autor: Emmanuel G. Koukios, Pieternel A. M. Claassen, Robert R. Bakker, I.A. Panagiotopoulos, G.J. de Vrije
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Bioresource Technology, 128, 345-350
Bioresource Technology 128 (2013)
ISSN: 0960-8524
Popis: Integrating of lignocellulose-based and starch-rich biomass-based hydrogen production was investigated by mixing wheat straw hydrolysate with a wheat grain hydrolysate for improved fermentation. Enzymatic pretreatment and hydrolysis of wheat grains led to a hydrolysate with a sugar concentration of 93.4 g/L, while dilute-acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw led to a hydrolysate with sugar concentration 23.0 g/L. Wheat grain hydrolysate was not suitable for hydrogen production by the extreme thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus at glucose concentrations of 10 g/L or higher, and wheat straw hydrolysate showed good fermentability at total sugar concentrations of up to 10 g/L. The mixed hydrolysates showed good fermentability at the highest tested sugar concentration of 20 g/L, with a hydrogen production of 82–97% of that of the control with pure sugars. Mixing wheat grain hydrolysate with wheat straw hydrolysate would be beneficial for fermentative hydrogen production in a biorefinery.
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