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Bioabatement with hemicellulase supplementation to reduce enzymatic hydrolysis inhibitors

  • Guangli Cao
  • , Eduardo Ximenes
  • , Nancy N. Nichols
  • , Sarah E. Frazer
  • , Daehwan Kim
  • , Michael A. Cotta
  • , Michael Ladisch*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Purdue University
  • School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • United States Department of Agriculture

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Abstract

A stepwise removal of inhibitory compounds by bioabatement combined with hemicellulase supplementation was conducted to enhance cellulose hydrolysis of liquid hot water-pretreated corn stover. Results showed that the fungus Coniochaeta ligniaria NRRL30616 eliminated most of the enzyme and fermentation inhibitors from liquid hot water-pretreated corn stover hydrolysates. Moreover, addition of hemicellulases after bioabatement and before enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose achieved 20% higher glucose yields compared to non-treated samples. This work presents the mechanisms by which supplementation of the fungus with hemicellulase enzymes enables maximal conversion, and confirms the inhibitory effect of xylo-oligosaccharides in corn stover hydrolysates once the dominant inhibitory effect of phenolic compounds is removed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)412-415
Number of pages4
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume190
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2015

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Bioabatement
  • Enzymatic hydrolysis
  • Hemicellulase supplementation
  • Inhibitors
  • Liquid hot water biomass pretreatment

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