Journal
BIOENGINEERING-BASEL
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9010017
Keywords
biorefinery; cellulase; enzymatic hydrolysis; ionic liquid pretreatment; lignocellulose biomass; one-pot process
Funding
- King Mongkut's University of Technology, North Bangkok [KMUTNB-FF-65-37]
- Srinakharinwirot University [583/2564]
- King Mongkut's University of Technology, North Bangkok
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This study developed a one-pot process combining IL pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification using low-toxic choline acetate ([Ch][OAc]) and IL-tolerant bacterial cellulases. The results showed that this method has the potential for high sugar production and further application in biorefining processes.
Ionic liquid (IL) pretreatment of lignocellulose is an efficient method for the enhancement of enzymatic saccharification. However, the remaining residues of ILs deactivate cellulase, therefore making intensive biomass washing after pretreatment necessary. This study aimed to develop the one-pot process combining IL pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification by using low-toxic choline acetate ([Ch][OAc]) and IL-tolerant bacterial cellulases. Crude cellulases produced from saline soil inhabited Bacillus sp. CBD2 and Brevibacillus sp. CBD3 were tested under the influence of 0.5-2.0 M [Ch][OAc], which showed that their activities retained at more than 95%. However, [Ch][OAc] had toxicity to CBD2 and CBD3 cultures, in which only 32.85% and 12.88% were alive at 0.5 M [Ch][OAc]. Based on the specific enzyme activities, the sugar amounts produced from one-pot processes using 1 mg of CBD2 and CBD3 were higher than that of Celluclast 1.5 L by 2.0 and 4.5 times, respectively, suggesting their potential for further application in the biorefining process of value-added products.
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