scholarly journals Anaerobic Digestion and Hot Water Pretreatment of Tropically Grown C4 Energy Grasses: Mass, Carbon, and Energy Conversions from Field Biomass to Fuels

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 838
Author(s):  
Jon M. Wells ◽  
Susan E. Crow ◽  
Samir Kumar Khanal ◽  
Scott Turn ◽  
Andrew Hashimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Ethanol Production ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Energy Recovery ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
C4 Grasses ◽  
Water Pretreatment ◽  
Hot Water Pretreatment

The efficacy of C4 grasses as feedstocks for liquid fuel production and their climate mitigation potential remain unresolved in the tropics. To identify highly convertible C4 grasses, we measured final fuels and postprocess biomass produced in two laboratory-scale conversion pathways across 12 species and varieties within the Poaceae (grass) family. Total mass, carbon, and energy in final fuels and postprocess biomass were assessed based on field mass and area-based production. Two lignocellulosic processes were investigated: (1) anaerobic digestion (AD) to methane and (2) hot water pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis (HWP-EH) to ethanol. We found AD converted lignocellulose to methane more efficiently in terms of carbon and energy compared to ethanol production using HWP-EH, although improvements to and the optimization of each process could change these contrasts. The resulting data provide design limitations for agricultural production and biorefinery systems that regulate these systems as net carbon sources or sinks to the atmosphere. Median carbon recovery in final fuels and postprocess biomass from the studied C4 grasses were ~5 Mg C ha−1 year−1 for both methane and ethanol, while median energy recovery was ~200 MJ ha−1 year−1 for ethanol and ~275 MJ ha−1 year−1 for methane. The highest carbon and energy recovery from lignocellulose was achieved during methane production from a sugarcane hybrid called energycane, with ~10 Mg C ha−1 year−1 and ~450 MJ ha−1 year−1 of carbon and energy recovered, respectively, from fuels and post-process biomass combined. Carbon and energy recovery during ethanol production was also highest for energycane, with ~9 Mg C ha−1 year−1 and ~350 MJ ha−1 year−1 of carbon and energy recovered in fuels and postprocess biomass combined. Although several process streams remain unresolved, agricultural production and conversion of C4 grasses must operate within these carbon and energy limitations for biofuel and bioenergy production to be an atmospheric carbon sink.

Optimizing Liquid Hot Water pretreatment conditions to enhance sugar recovery from wheat straw for fuel-ethanol production

Fuel ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 87 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 3640-3647 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Pérez ◽  
I. Ballesteros ◽  
M. Ballesteros ◽  
F. Sáez ◽  
M.J. Negro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethanol Production ◽  
Wheat Straw ◽  
Fuel Ethanol ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Sugar Recovery ◽  
Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment ◽  
Liquid Hot Water ◽  
Water Pretreatment ◽  
Pretreatment Conditions ◽  
Hot Water Pretreatment

Industrial Scale-Up of pH-Controlled Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment of Corn Fiber for Fuel Ethanol Production

2005 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 077-098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan S. Mosier ◽  
Richard Hendrickson ◽  
Mark Brewer ◽  
Nancy Ho ◽  
Miroslav Sedlak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethanol Production ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Fuel Ethanol ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Corn Fiber ◽  
Industrial Scale ◽  
Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment ◽  
Liquid Hot Water ◽  
Water Pretreatment ◽  
Hot Water Pretreatment

scholarly journals Evaluating polymer interplay after hot water pretreatment to investigate maize stem internode recalcitrance

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amandine Leroy ◽  
Xavier Falourd ◽  
Loïc Foucat ◽  
Valérie Méchin ◽  
Fabienne Guillon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Condensed State ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Water Pretreatment ◽  
Hot Water Pretreatment ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Biomass recalcitrance is governed by various molecular and structural factors but the interplay between these multiscale factors remains unclear. In this study, hot water pretreatment (HWP) was applied to maize stem internodes to highlight the impact of the ultrastructure of the polymers and their interactions on the accessibility and recalcitrance of the lignocellulosic biomass. The impact of HWP was analysed at different scales, from the polymer ultrastructure or water mobility to the cell wall organisation by combining complementary compositional, spectral and NMR analyses. Results HWP increased the kinetics and yield of saccharification. Chemical characterisation showed that HWP altered cell wall composition with a loss of hemicelluloses (up to 45% in the 40-min HWP) and of ferulic acid cross-linking associated with lignin enrichment. The lignin structure was also altered (up to 35% reduction in β–O–4 bonds), associated with slight depolymerisation/repolymerisation depending on the length of treatment. The increase in $${T}_{1\rho }^{H}$$ T 1 ρ H , $${T}_{HH}$$ T HH and specific surface area (SSA) showed that the cellulose environment was looser after pretreatment. These changes were linked to the increased accessibility of more constrained water to the cellulose in the 5–15 nm pore size range. Conclusion The loss of hemicelluloses and changes in polymer structural features caused by HWP led to reorganisation of the lignocellulose matrix. These modifications increased the SSA and redistributed the water thereby increasing the accessibility of cellulases and enhancing hydrolysis. Interestingly, lignin content did not have a negative impact on enzymatic hydrolysis but a higher lignin condensed state appeared to promote saccharification. The environment and organisation of lignin is thus more important than its concentration in explaining cellulose accessibility. Elucidating the interactions between polymers is the key to understanding LB recalcitrance and to identifying the best severity conditions to optimise HWP in sustainable biorefineries.

scholarly journals Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis as a Valorization Route of Italian Green Pepper Waste to Delivery Free Sugars

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1640
Author(s):  
M.A. Martín-Lara ◽  
L. Chica-Redecillas ◽  
A. Pérez ◽  
G. Blázquez ◽  
G. Garcia-Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽  
Liquid Fraction ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Green Pepper ◽  
Free Sugars ◽  
Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment ◽  
Liquid Hot Water ◽  
Water Pretreatment ◽  
Hot Water Pretreatment

In this work, liquid hot water pretreatment (autohydrolysis) was used to improve enzymatic hydrolysis of a commonly consumed vegetable waste in Spain, Italian green pepper, to finally produce fermentable sugars. Firstly, the effect of temperature and contact time on sugar recovery during pretreatment (in insoluble solid and liquid fraction) was studied in detail. Then, enzymatic hydrolysis using commercial cellulase was performed with the insoluble solid resulting from pretreatment. The objective was to compare results with and without pretreatment. The results showed that the pretreatment step was effective to facilitate the sugars release in enzymatic hydrolysis, increasing the global sugar yield. This was especially notable when pretreatment was carried out at 180 °C for 40 min for glucose yields. In these conditions a global glucose yield of 61.02% was obtained. In addition, very low concentrations of phenolic compounds (ranging from 69.12 to 82.24 mg/L) were found in the liquid fraction from enzymatic hydrolysis, decreasing the possibility of fermentation inhibition produced by these components. Results showed that Italian green pepper is an interesting feedstock to obtain free sugars and prevent the enormous quantity of this food waste discarded annually.

scholarly journals Improvement of sugar yields from corn stover using sequential hot water pretreatment and disk milling

2016 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 706-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun Min Kim ◽  
Bruce S. Dien ◽  
M.E. Tumbleson ◽  
Kent D. Rausch ◽  
Vijay Singh
Keyword(s):  
Corn Stover ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Water Pretreatment ◽  
Hot Water Pretreatment
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