<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The effect of temperature, time and amount of enzyme on hydrolysis of wheat straw lignocellulose remaining after furfural production was studied. The residual substrate was subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis at different temperatures — 45 °C, 50 °C and 55 °C. Hydrolysis time was 72 hours, and samples were taken every 24 hours. The maximum glucose yield (76.5% of the theoretically possible) was reached when hydrolysis temperature 50 °C was used. The production rate of glucose increased with a hydrolysis period of time. The yield of glucose significantly depended on the ratio of enzyme to substrate.</p></abstract>

The effect of temperature, time and amount of enzyme on hydrolysis of wheat straw lignocellulose remaining after furfural production was studied. The residual substrate was subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis at different temperatures — 45 °C, 50 °C and 55 °C. Hydrolysis time was 72 hours, and samples were taken every 24 hours. The maximum glucose yield (76.5% of the theoretically possible) was reached when hydrolysis temperature 50 °C was used. The production rate of glucose increased with a hydrolysis period of time. The yield of glucose significantly depended on the ratio of enzyme to substrate.

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulose for Bioethanol Production

Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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The effect of temperature, time and amount of enzyme on hydrolysis of wheat straw lignocellulose remaining after furfural production was studied. The residual...

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulose for Bioethanol Production

Published Online: Sep 09, 2017

Page range: 275 - 279

Received: Aug 27, 2015

Accepted: Jul 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2017-0046

Keywords
bioethanol, enzymatic hydrolysis, wheat straw

© 2017 Linda Rozenfelde et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulose for Bioethanol Production

Published Online: Sep 09, 2017

Page range: 275 - 279

Received: Aug 27, 2015

Accepted: Jul 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2017-0046

Keywordsbioethanol, enzymatic hydrolysis, wheat straw

© 2017 Linda Rozenfelde et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
bioethanol, enzymatic hydrolysis, wheat straw