Utilization of sorghum bagasse hydrolysates for producing microbial lipids

Yanna Liang, Tianyu Tang, Arosha Loku Umagiliyage, Thara Siddaramu, Matt McCarroll and Ruplal Choudhary

Applied Energy, 2012, vol. 91, issue 1, 458 pages

Abstract: Pretreatment of sweet sorghum bagasse at 100°C at three lime doses (g per g bagasse), 0, 0.05, and 0.1; two water contents (ml per g bagasse), 7 or 10; and two treatment durations (h), 1 or 2 were evaluated. Composition analysis of pretreated samples revealed that the higher the lime dose, the more loss of lignin and xylan occurred. From the combined effects of pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis, one pretreatment condition was identified to be optimal. Under this condition of 0.1glime/g bagasse, 10mlwater/g bagasse, and 2h treatment time, the total reducing sugar (TRS) recovery was 44.6g TRS/100g bagasse, which was equivalent to 73.6% of maximum sugar available. Unwashed hydrolysates, either the supernatant or the whole slurry promoted excellent growth of Cryptococcus curvatus, an oleaginous yeast. Maximal cell biomass dry weight as 6g/l was achieved in 5days. Maximal neutral lipid content as 2.6g/l was observed by day 3. Neutral lipid yield (g neutral lipid/g sugar) was calculated as 0.19 which is close to the theoretical value. In summary, converting sorghum bagasse to biodiesel-suitable lipids represents a valuable pathway for utilizing an agricultural by-product for generating renewable biodiesel feedstocks.

Keywords: Sweet sorghum; Lime pretreatment; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Cryptococcus curvatus; Neutral lipid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.10.013

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