Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 100, Issue 24, Pages 6658-6660Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.07.017
Keywords
beta-Glucosidase; Cellulase; Ceylon moss; Sodium chlorite; Xylanase
Funding
- Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science Technology
- K20602000009-07E0200-00910
- Ministry of Education's BK21 programme
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Sea weed (Ceylon moss) possesses comparable bioenergy production potential to that of land plants. Ceylon moss has high content of carbohydrates, typically galactose (23%) and glucose (20%). We have explored the possibility of sodium chlorite in Ceylon moss pretreatment that can ultimately increase the efficiency of enzymatic saccharification. In an acidic medium, chlorite generates ClO2 molecules that transform lignin into soluble compounds without any significant loss of carbohydrate content and this procedure is widely used as an analytical method for holocellulose determination. Sodium chlorite-pretreated samples resulted in glucose yield up to 70% with contrast of only 5% was obtained from non-pretreated samples. The efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis is significantly improved by sodium chlorite pretreatment, and thus sodium chlorite pretreatment is potentially a very useful tool in the utilisation of Ceylon moss biomass for ethanol production or bioenergy purposes. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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