Co-production bioethanol and xylooligosaccharides from sugarcane bagasse via autohydrolysis pretreatment

Weiwei Zhang, Xiankun Zhang, Fuhou Lei and Jianxin Jiang

Renewable Energy, 2020, vol. 162, issue C, 2297-2305

Abstract: Autohydrolysis pretreatment is an effective, commercial and environmentally friendly processes for the co-production of bioethanol and xylooligosaccharides (XOS) from sugarcane bagasse (SCB). An XOS yield of 50.53% was obtained at 200 °C for 10 min by autohydrolysis pretreatment, most of cellulose and lignin remained in the solid residues, which can be converted into bioethanol. The ethanol yield (66.67%) in sodium acetate buffer solution (SAAB, pH 5.5) system was higher than that in the deionized water (DW) system (51.88%), because the stable pH regulated by the buffer was beneficial to maintain the cellulase and yeast activity. Moreover, the addition of non-ionic surfactants can effectively promote fermentation performances, especially with Tween 80, 82.28% ethanol yield (of the theoretical) was reached. The use of the buffer system and non-ionic surfactants provides an ideal strategy for ethanol production by fermentation of substrates with high lignin content. Therefore, this study shows a suitable and sustainable process for bioethanol and XOS production from SCB using autohydrolysis pretreatment as one-step of a biorefinery.

Keywords: Cellulose; Hemicellulose; Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation; Buffer; Non-ionic surfactants; High lignin content (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.10.034

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