Evaluation of an adapted inhibitor-tolerant yeast strain for ethanol production from combined hydrolysate of softwood

Shen Tian, Junyong Zhu and Xiushan Yang

Applied Energy, 2011, vol. 88, issue 5, 1792-1796

Abstract: In order to evaluate the potential of an adapted inhibitor-tolerant yeast strain developed in our lab to produce ethanol from softwood, the effect of furfural and HMF presented in defined medium and pretreatment hydrolysate on cell growth was investigated. And the efficiency of ethanol production from enzymatic hydrolysate mixed with pretreatment hydrolysate of softwood by bisulfite and sulfuric acid pretreatment process was reported. The results showed that in the combined treatments of the two inhibitors, cell growth was not affected at 1Â g/L each of furfural and HMF. When 3Â g/L each of furfural and HMF was applied, the adapted strain responded with an extended lag phase of 24Â h. Both in batch and fed-batch runs of combined hydrolysate fermentation, the final ethanol concentrations were above 20.0Â g/L and the ethanol yields (Yp/s) on the total amount of fermentable sugar presented in the pretreated materials were above 0.40Â g/g. It implies the great promise of the yeast strain for improving ethanol production from softwood due to its high ability of metabolizing inhibitor compounds of furfural and HMF.

Keywords: Cellulosic; ethanol; Hydrolysate; Saccharomyces; cerevisiae; Adaptation; Softwood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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