Combined process for ethanol fermentation at high-solids loading and biogas digestion from unwashed steam-exploded corn stover

2014 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 282-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Zhe Lv ◽  
Jiliang Du ◽  
Chunling Mo ◽  
Xiushan Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corn Stover ◽  
Ethanol Fermentation ◽  
High Solids ◽  
Combined Process ◽  
Solids Loading ◽  
High Solids Loading ◽  
Biogas Digestion

The effect of high solids loading in ethanol production integrated with a pulp mill

2016 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 387-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elin Svensson ◽  
Valeria Lundberg ◽  
Mikael Jansson ◽  
Charilaos Xiros ◽  
Thore Berntsson
Keyword(s):  
Ethanol Production ◽  
Pulp Mill ◽  
High Solids ◽  
Solids Loading ◽  
High Solids Loading

scholarly journals Toward Biochemical Conversion of Lignocellulose On-Farm: Pretreatment and Hydrolysis of Corn Stover in Situ

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 1025-1033
Author(s):  
Alicia A. Modenbach ◽  
Sue E. Nokes ◽  
Michael D. Montross ◽  
Barbara L. Knutson
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽  
Corn Stover ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Solids ◽  
Cellulose Conversion ◽  
Biochemical Conversion ◽  
High Solids Loading ◽  
Combined Pretreatment ◽  
Pretreatment Conditions ◽  
On Farm

Abstract. High-solids lignocellulosic pretreatment using NaOH followed by high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis was evaluated for an on-farm biochemical conversion process. Increasing the solids loadings for these processes has the potential for increasing glucose concentrations and downstream ethanol production; however, sequential processing at high-solids loading similar to an on-farm cellulose conversion system has not been studied. This research quantified the effects of high-solids pretreatment with NaOH and subsequent high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis on cellulose conversion. As expected, conversion efficiency was reduced; however, the highest glucose concentration (40.2 g L-1), and therefore the highest potential ethanol concentration, resulted from the high-solids combined pretreatment and hydrolysis. Increasing the enzyme dosage improved cellulose conversion from 9.6% to 36.8% when high-solids loadings were used in both unit operations; however, increasing NaOH loading and pretreatment time did not increase the conversion efficiency. The enzyme-to-substrate ratio had a larger impact on cellulose conversion than the NaOH pretreatment conditions studied, resulting in recommendations for an on-farm bioconversion system. Keywords: Corn stover, Enzymatic hydrolysis, Enzyme loading, High solids, Low solids, Sodium hydroxide.

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