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Effect of thermo-chemical pretreatment on the saccharification and enzymatic digestibility of olive mill stones and their bioconversion towards alcohols

Journal

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 28, Issue 19, Pages 24570-24579

Publisher

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09625-z

Keywords

Olive mill wastes; Lignocellulose; Chemical fractionation; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Bioethanol; Xylitol

Funding

  1. project Research infrastructure for Waste Valorization and Sustainable Management of Resources, INVALOR - Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (NSRF 2014-2020) [MIS 5002495]
  2. European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

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The study shows that thermo-chemical pretreatment can significantly enhance the enzymatic digestibility of olive mill stones (OMS) and valorize the generated free sugars into alcohols. By adjusting parameters such as reaction time, temperature, type and concentration of dilute acids and bases, higher ethanol and xylitol yields can be obtained.
The present study investigated the effect of thermo-chemical pretreatment on the enhancement of enzymatic digestibility of olive mill stones (OMS), as well as its possible valorisation via bioconversion of the generated free sugars to alcohols. Specifically, the influence of parameters such as reaction time, temperature, type and concentration of dilute acids and/or bases, was assessed during the thermo-chemical pretreatment. The hydrolysates and the solids remaining after pretreatment, as well as the whole pretreated slurries, were further evaluated as potential substrates for the simultaneous production of ethanol and xylitol via fermentation with the yeastPachysolen tannophilus. The digestibility and overall saccharification of OMS were considerably enhanced in all cases, with the maximum enzymatic digestibility observed for dilute sodium hydroxide (almost 4-fold) which also yielded the highest total saccharification yield (91% of the total OMS carbohydrates). Ethanol and xylitol yields from the untreated OMS were 28 g/kg OMS and 25 g/kg OMS, respectively, and were both significantly enhanced by pretreatment. The highest ethanol yield was 79 g/kg OMS and was achieved by the alkali pretreatment and separate fermentation of hydrolysates and solids, whereas the highest xylitol yield was 49 g/kg OMS and was obtained by pretreatment with sulphuric acid and separate fermentation of hydrolysates and solids.

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