Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 135, Issue -, Pages 30-38Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.130
Keywords
Steam pretreatment; Hardwood; Cellulase; Fermentation; Inhibition
Funding
- Mascoma [08073130]
- DOE [GO18103]
- Purdue University Agricultural Research Programs through the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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The purpose of liquid hot water and steam pretreatment of wood is to fractionate hemicelluloses, partially solubilize lignin, and enhance enzyme hydrolysis of cellulose. The pretreatment also solubilizes sugar oligomers, lignin-derived phenolic compounds, acetic acid, and furan derivatives that inhibit cellulase enzymes and/or impede fermentation of hydrolysates by yeasts. This work extends knowledge of the relative contribution of identified inhibitors, and the effect of temperature on their release when pre-treated materials are washed and filtered with hot water. Dramatic yield improvements occur when polymeric or activated carbon adsorbs and removes inhibitors. By desorbing, recovering, and characterizing adsorbed molecules we found phenolic compounds were strong inhibitors of enzyme hydrolysis and fermentation of concentrated filtrates by Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeast NRRL Y-1536 or xylose fermenting yeast 424A (LNH-ST). These data show that separation of inhibitors from pretreatment liquid will be important in achieving maximal enzyme activity and efficient fermentations. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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