Combined enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation approach to butanediol production from cellulose and hemicellulose carbohydrates of wood and agricultural residues

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6151120

Yu, E K.C.; Deschatelets, L; Saddler, J N

A combined enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation (CHF) approach was established for the bioconversion of wood and agricultural residues to butanediol and ethanol. The final butanediol levels obtained from aspenwood xylan or solka floc by the CHF approach were 40-68% greater than the values obtained with the conventional sequential hydrolysis and fermentation approach. The combined cellulose and hemicellulose components of steam-exploded aspenwood and agricultural residues could be directly used by the CHF approach for the production of butanediol and ethanol. The final product yields ranged from 11 to 23 g/100 g original untreated biomass at 34.5-65.4% of the theoretical conversion efficiencies.

• Research Organization: Forintek Canada Corp., Ottawa, Ontario
• OSTI ID: 6151120
• Report Number(s): CONF-840509-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp.; (United States) Journal Volume: 16:14
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ALCOHOLS
BIOCONVERSION
BIOSYNTHESIS
BUTANEDIOLS
CARBOHYDRATES
CELLULOSE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS
ETHANOL
FERMENTATION
GLYCOLS
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LYSIS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
POLYSACCHARIDES
SACCHARIDES
SOLVOLYSIS
STEAM
SYNTHESIS
WASTES
WOOD