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A kinetic model for pretreated wheat straw saccharification by cellulase
Author(s) -
Gonzàlez Gloria,
Caminal Gloria,
De Mas Carles,
LopezSantín Josep
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.280440404
Subject(s) - cellulase , straw , hydrolysis , kinetic energy , substrate (aquarium) , chemistry , enzyme , pulp and paper industry , rice straw , process (computing) , enzymatic hydrolysis , chemical engineering , mathematics , thermodynamics , biochemistry , physics , computer science , engineering , biology , inorganic chemistry , ecology , quantum mechanics , operating system
A kinetic model for enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated wheat straw able to describe the reaction process considering only macroscopic properties of enzyme and substrate would be useful in reactor design and scale‐up. In this study Michaelis‐Menten equations were used for different reaction schemes to fit experimental results obtained, working with enzyme loads between 5 and 44 i.u. g −1 pretreated straw. Kinetic parameters were obtained by means of an optimization computer program.