Optimization of Pretreatment Conditions and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Cobs for Production of Microbial Lipids by Trichosporon oleaginosus

Marina Grubišić, Maja Galić Perečinec, Ines Peremin, Katarina Mihajlovski, Sunčica Beluhan, Božidar Šantek and Mirela Ivančić Šantek
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Marina Grubišić: Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Maja Galić Perečinec: Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ines Peremin: Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Katarina Mihajlovski: Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Sunčica Beluhan: Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Božidar Šantek: Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Mirela Ivančić Šantek: Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: Microbial lipids produced from lignocellulosic biomass are sustainable alternative feedstock for biodiesel production. In this study, corn cobs were used as a carbon source for lipid production and growth of oleaginous yeast Trichosporon oleaginosus . Lignocellulosic biomass was subjected to alkali and acid pretreatment using sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide under different temperatures, catalyst concentrations and treatment times. Pretreatment of corn cobs was followed by cellulase hydrolysis. Hydrolysis of alkali pretreated (2% NaOH at 50 °C for 6 h, 1% NaOH at 50 °C for 16 h, 2% NaOH at 121 °C for 1 h, 1% NaOH at 121 °C for 2 h) and acid pretreated (1% H 2 SO 4 120 °C for 20 min, and 2% H 2 SO 4 120 °C for 10 min) corn cobs resulted in more than 80% of the theoretical yield of glucose. The effect of substrate (5, 10, 15 and 20%, g g −1 ) and cellulase loading (15 and 30 Filter Paper Units per gram of glucan, FPU g −1 ) on fermentable sugar yield was also studied. The maximal glucose concentration of 81.64 g L −1 was obtained from alkali-pretreated corn cobs (2% NaOH at 50 °C for 6 h) at 20% substrate loading and 30 FPU of Cellic CTec2 g −1 of glucan. Enzymatic hydrolysates of pretreated biomasses and filtrates of lignocellulosic slurries obtained after pretreatment were used for growth and lipid synthesis by T. oleaginosus . The highest lipid concentration of 18.97 g L −1 was obtained on hydrolysate of alkali-pretreated corn cobs (with 1% NaOH at 50 °C for 16 h) using a 15% (g g −1 ) substrate loading and 15 FPU g −1 of cellulase loading. Significant lipid accumulation was also achieved using undetoxified filtrates of pretreated slurries as substrates. Results showed that pretreated corn cobs and undetoxified filtrates are suitable carbon sources for the growth and efficient accumulation of lipids in T. oleaginosus.

Keywords: microbial lipids; pretreatment; lignocellulose; fatty acids; biodiesel; oleaginous yeasts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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