Journal
PROCESSES
Volume 7, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr7120956
Keywords
lignocellulose; biorefinery; liquid hot water; side streams; carbohydrates; acetic acid; polyhydroxybutyrate; lipids; tetraether
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- Innovation Voucher Plus grant [857712]
- Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
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Lignocellulosic agricultural side products, like wheat straw, are widely seen as an important contribution to a future sustainable economy. However, optimization of biorefinery processes and exploitation of all side streams are crucial for an economically viable biorefinery. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic raw material, which is necessary for further processing steps, can generate low-value side streams. In this feasibility study, side streams from a liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment of wheat straw were utilized for the production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and highly valuable tetraether lipids (TELs). Additional value created by these products can benefit the biorefinery's economic operation. The utilized wheat straw was pretreated at 120 degrees C and 170 degrees C for up to two hours in laboratory and lab scale. The resulting side stream consists mainly of carbohydrates from hemicelluloses and fermentation inhibitors such as acetic acid. In order to achieve a successful production of both products, an acetic acid separation via distillation was necessary. Subsequently, the acetic acid fraction was utilized for the PHB production using cyanobacteria. The carbohydrate-rich fraction was applied in the cultivation of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius and resulted in the successful production of TELs. Both fractions achieved better fermentation yields compared to their corresponding reference media.
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