Economics of sugar production with Trichoderma reesei Rutgers C-30. [Corn stover]

Conference · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6727958

Perez, J; Wilke, C R; Blanch, H W

The economics of sugar production from bioconversion of corn stover utilizing cellulase obtained from Trichoderma reesei strain Rutgers C-30 were investigated. The cost of manufacturing sugar is 10.5 cents per pound. This reduced cost is due to cellulase activities ranging from 7 to 14 IU/ml from batch cultures. Hydrolysis can be carried out at substrate concentrations up to 25% and give product streams containing up to 9% sugars. Conversions up to 61% of theoretical have been observed. A sensitivity analysis indicates that sugar can be produced at near competitive prices from corn stover costing $0 to $50 per ton. By utilizing new fermentation technology, sugar at these prices can be used to product 95% alcohol at a cost ranging from $1.80 to $3.00 per gallon.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.; California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6727958
• Report Number(s): LBL-11489(Rev.); CONF-800814-31(Rev.)
• Resource Relation: Conference: 180. American Chemical Society meeting/2. chemical congress of the North American Continent, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 24 Aug 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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