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The effectiveness of pretreatments on hardwood substrate was investigated in connection with its subsequent conversion by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF), using Clostridium acetobutylicum. The main objectives of the pretreatment were to achieve efficient separation of lignin from carbohydrates, and to obtain maximum sugar yield on enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated wood. Two methods have given promising results: (1) supercritical CO2—SO2 treatment, and (2) monoethanolamine (ME A) treatment. The MEA pretreatment removed above 90% of hardwood lignin while retaining 83% of carbohydrates. With CO2—SO2 pretreatment, the degree of lignin separation was lower.
Under the scheme of SSF, the pretreated hardwood was converted to acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE) via single stage processing by cellulase enzyme system and C. acetobutylicum cells. The product yield in the process was such that 15 g of ABE/100 g of dry aspen wood was produced. In the overall process of SSF, the enzymatic hydrolysis was found to be the rate-limiting step. The ability of C. acetobutylicum to metabolize various 6-carbon and 5-carbon sugars resulted in efficient utilization of all available sugars from hardwood.
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Shah, M.M., Song, S.K., Lee, Y.Y. et al. Effect of pretreatment on simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of hardwood into Acetone/Butanol. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 28, 99–109 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02922592
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