Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 124, Issue -, Pages 433-439Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.030
Keywords
Apple pomace; Pretreatment; Laccase; Phenolic compounds; Polysaccharides
Funding
- J.W. Mason and Sons Limited, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Atlantic Innovation Funds (AIF) program of the Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency (ACOA) [AIF 192020]
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The present study was aimed to optimize acid-based pretreatment of apple pomace in relation to acid concentration, temperature and reaction time using response surface method with glucose as response variable. In addition, laccase (EC. 1.10.3.2) from Trametes versicolor was applied for degradation of polyphenols in apple pomace that could inhibit the further bioconversion steps involving enzymes and fermenting micro-organisms. The optimized conditions were: 1.5 g/100 mL acid concentration, 16 min reaction time and 91 degrees C reaction temperature, producing 13.9 g glucose/100 g on a dry matter basis. Subsequent application of laccase to hydrolyzates degraded most of the phenolic compounds in apple pomace by more than 85%. The optimized pretreatment conditions resulted in lower concentrations of other inhibitors such as furan compounds and acetic acid. Therefore, dilute acid pretreatment in combination with laccase application can be used for enhancing subsequent hydrolysis of polysaccharides and fermentation of apple pomace. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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