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BIOETHANOL AND XYLITOL PRODUCTION FROM DIFFERENT LIGNOCELLULOSIC HYDROLYSATES BY SEQUENTIAL FERMENTATION
Author(s) -
ARRIZON J.,
MATEOS J.C.,
SANDOVAL G.,
AGUILAR B.,
SOLIS J.,
AGUILAR M.G.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of food process engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1745-4530
pISSN - 0145-8876
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2010.00599.x
Subject(s) - xylitol , bagasse , hydrolysate , fermentation , chemistry , xylose , food science , steam explosion , ethanol fuel , biofuel , hydrolysis , enzymatic hydrolysis , candida tropicalis , pulp and paper industry , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , yeast , biology , engineering
Sugarcane bagasse, Agave tequilana bagasse and coffee husks were hydrolyzed by steam explosion followed by enzymatic treatment without detoxifying process prior to fermentation. The hydrolysates underwent sequential fermentations using three different microorganisms to produce bioethanol and xylitol. Sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate was found to be the best media for bioethanol (0.44 g/g yield, 85.5% efficiency) and xylitol (0.29 g/g yield) production and S. cerevisiae ITV01 performed efficient alcoholic fermentation in the presence of a high acetic acid concentration (5.0 g/L, initial hydrolysate concentration). For all hydrolysates, Candida tropicalis grew less; however, it produced more xylitol than Candida magnolia (0.29 and 0.22 g/g, respectively). The effect of oxygen on xylitol production in Candida tropicalis was also investigated, xylitol production improving as oxygen concentration level increased (flask volume/medium volume ratios of 1.25, 3.3 and 6.6 yielded 0.143, 0.320 and 0.406 g/g, respectively). The maximum calculated efficiency for the conversion of consumed xylose to xylitol was 44.6%, with a maximum xylitol production of 12.18 g/L.PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Bioethanol and xylitol production by sequential fermentation process using different lignocellulosic materials like sugarcane bagasse, Agave tequilana bagasse and coffee husks, is a new simple and interesting process because it takes into account the total utilization of the principal component, the lignocellulosic material (glucose and xylose) as well as the use of waste material. One fermentation step produces two important products, bioethanol and xylitol, which have various applications in different kinds of industry.