Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 119, Issue -, Pages 224-233Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.107
Keywords
Biomass hydrolysis; Concentrated sulfuric acid saccharification; Corn stover; Fuel ethanol
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31170093]
- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
- Department of the Environment (DOE)
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Although concentrated sulfuric acid saccharification is not a novel method for breaking down lignocellulosic biomass, the process by which saccharification affects biomass decomposition, sugar recovery, and by-product generation is not well studied. The present study employed Taguchi experimental design to study the effects of seven parameters on corn stover concentrated sulfuric acid saccharification. The concentration of sulfuric acid and the temperature of solubilization significantly affect corn stover decomposition. They also have significant effects on glucose and xylose recoveries. Low generation of furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (5HMF) was noted and organic acids were the main by-products detected in the hydrolysate. Temperature also significantly affected the generation of levulinic acid and formic acid; however, acetic acid generation was not significantly influenced by all seven parameters. The ratio of acid to feedstock significantly affected glucose recovery, but not total sugar recovery. The corn stover hydrolysate was well fermented by both glucose- and xylose-fermenting yeast strains. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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