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Partial acid hydrolysis of poplar wood as a pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis

Conference · · Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5287445
Partial acid hydrolysis was studied as a pretreatment to enhance glucose yields from enzymatic hydrolysis of poplar. The pretreatments were carried out in a continuous flow reactor at temperatures ranging from 162 to 222/sup 0/C, acid concentrations ranging from 0 to 1.5%, and treatment times from 3.6 to 12.7 s. The pretreated slurries were hydrolyzed with Trichoderma reesei C30 cellulase at 50/sup 0/C and a pH of 4.8 for 48 h. Increased yields of glucose were achieved when poplar was pretreated at temperatures higher than 180/sup 0/C. By increasing the cellobiase activity of the cellulase with the addition of NOVO cellobiase, in some cases 100% of the potential glucose content of the substrate was converted to glucose after only 24 h of enzymatic hydrolysis.
Research Organization:
Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH
OSTI ID:
5287445
Report Number(s):
CONF-810554-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp.; (United States) Journal Volume: 11
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English