Recovery and utilization of cellulosic feedstock from steam classified municipal solid wastes
- Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL (United States)
Steam classification is a process for treatment of commingled municipal solid wastes that transforms the pulp and paper materials and most food and soft yard wastes into a fairly uniform product. After processing and partial drying, most of the transformed cellulosic material can be easily separated from the non-biomass materials by conventional screening and air classification to yield a biomass feedstock. The focus of this report is the enzymatic hydrolysis of the cellulosic component of this feedstock to produce glucose for fermentation to ethanol. Several commercially available cellulases were tested on the feedstock, and optimum conditions were found for glucose production, including enzyme loading, feedstock concentration, hydrolysis rate, conversion efficiency, and glucose yield.
- OSTI ID:
- 135635
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9410176-; TRN: 95:006074-0008
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 6. national bioenergy conference, Reno, NV (United States), 2-6 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Bioenergy `94 using biofuels for a better environment. Technical papers, Volume 1 and Volume 2; Farrell, J.; Sargent, S.; Dwanson, D. [eds.] [and others]; PB: 753 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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