Production of ethanol from wheat straw

• Authors: Małgorzata Smuga-Kogut , Arkadiusz D. Wnuk , Kazimiera Zgórska , Mariusz S. Kubiak , Janusz Wojdalski , Adam Kupczyk , Józef Szlachta , Adam Luberański
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study proposes a method for the production of ethanol from wheat straw lignocellulose where the raw material is chemically processed before hydrolysis and fermentation. The usefulness of wheat straw delignification was evaluated with the use of a 4:1 mixture of 95% ethanol and 65% HNO3 (V). Chemically processed lignocellulose was subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis to produce reducing sugars, which were converted to ethanol in the process of alcoholic fermentation. Chemical processing damages the molecular structure of wheat straw, thus improving ethanol yield. The removal of lignin from straw improves fermentation by eliminating lignin’s negative influence on the growth and viability of yeast cells. Straw pretreatment facilitates enzymatic hydrolysis by increasing the content of reducing sugars and ethanol per g in comparison with untreated wheat straw.

Keywords

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wheat straw; chemical processing; enzymatic hydrolysis; reducing sugars; ethanol

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 89-94

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2015

online

19 - 9 - 2015

Contributors

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Małgorzata Smuga-Kogut

• Koszalin University of Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, ul. Racławicka 15-17, 75-620 Koszalin, Poland

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Arkadiusz D. Wnuk

• Koszalin University of Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, ul. Racławicka 15-17, 75-620 Koszalin, Poland

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Kazimiera Zgórska

• Koszalin University of Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, ul. Racławicka 15-17, 75-620 Koszalin, Poland

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Mariusz S. Kubiak

• Koszalin University of Technology, Department of Food Industry Processes and Facilities, ul. Racławicka 15-17, 75-620 Koszalin, Poland

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Janusz Wojdalski

• Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Department of Production Management and Engineering, ul. Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

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Adam Kupczyk

• Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Department of Production Management and Engineering, ul. Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

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Józef Szlachta

• Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, ul. Chełmońskiego 37/41, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland

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Adam Luberański

• Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, ul. Chełmońskiego 37/41, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/pjct-2015-0055