Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Steam-exploded aspen has been examined as a candidate feedstock for both cellulose production and enzymatic hydrolysis of wood. Batch and fed-batch cultivation methods were evaluated and compared with previous experiments using ball-milled, crystalline cellulose (Solka Floe). Batch cultivation of Trichoderma reesei Rut C-30 on 9 wt% water-washed aspen yielded enzyme productivities and activities comparable to those obtained on Solka Floe (40 FP IU/L-h; 7. 5 FP IU/mL). Fed-batch cultivation of Rut C-30 resulted in higher enzyme productivities and tilers than batch cultivation (50 FP IU/L-h; 15 FP IU/mL). However, the overall enzyme production performance was lower than on Solka Floe at comparable cellulose feeding rates and concentrations. This may be due to the accumulation of steam explosion by-products and lignin in the fermentor.The hydrolysis of water-washed steam-exploded aspen was performed at different enzyme loadings and wood concentrations. Glucose production, using 10 and 15 wt% suspension, showed that while glucose concentration increased with wood load, the yield of glucose derived from cellulose decreased. With 10 wt% suspensions, it was possible to obtain a cellulose conversion to glucose above 95%. Low cellulose levels in the hydrolyzates indicated that the filter paper activity ratios (approximately 1.5), a significant result since the fungus was grown exclusively on wood. mIt also suggested that the observed yield decrease is more likely to be caused by glucose than cellobiose inhibition of the enzymes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-3592
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
564-9
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Production of cellulase enzymes and hydrolysis of steam-exploded wood.
pubmed:affiliation
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article