Ethanol production in a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process with interconnected reactors employing hydrodynamic cavitation-pretreated sugarcane bagasse as raw material

Ruly Terán Hilares, João Vitor Ienny, Paulo Franco Marcelino, Muhammad Ajaz Ahmed, Felipe A.F. Antunes, Silvio Silvério da Silva, Júlio César dos Santos

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Abstract

In this study, sugarcane bagasse (SCB) pretreated with alkali assisted hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) was investigated for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process for bioethanol production in interconnected column reactors using immobilized Scheffersomyces stipitis NRRL-Y7124. Initially, HC was employed for the evaluation of the reagent used in alkaline pretreatment. Alkalis (NaOH, KOH, Na2CO3, Ca(OH)2) and NaOH recycled black liquor (successive batches) were used and their pretreatment effectiveness was assessed considering the solid composition and its enzymatic digestibility. In SSF process using NaOH-HC pretreatment SCB, 62.33% of total carbohydrate fractions were hydrolyzed and 17.26 g/L of ethanol production (0.48 g of ethanol/g of glucose and xylose consumed) was achieved. This proposed scheme of HC-assisted NaOH pretreatment together with our interconnected column reactors showed to be an interesting new approach for biorefineries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)652-659
Number of pages8
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume243
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alkaline pretreatment
  • Hydrodynamic cavitation
  • Interconnected column reactors
  • SSF process
  • Sugarcane bagasse

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