Journal article
Evaluation of wet oxidation pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis of softwood
The wet oxidation pretreatment (water, oxygen, elevated temperature, and pressure) of softwood (Picea abies) was investigated for enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis. The pretreatment was preliminarily optimized. Six different combinations of reaction time, temperature, and pH were applied, and the compositions of solid and liquid fractions were analyzed.
The solid fraction after wet oxidation contained 58-64% cellulose, 2-16% hemicellulose, and 24-30% lignin. The pretreatment series gave information about the roles of lignin and hemicellulose in the enzymatic hydrolysis. The temperature of the pretreatment, the residual hemicellulose content of the substrate, and the type of the commercial cellulase preparation used were the most important factors affecting the enzymatic hydrolysis.
The highest sugar yield in a 72-h hydrolysis, 79% of theoretical, was obtained using a pretreatment of 200degreesC for 10 min at neutral pH.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Humana Press |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Pages: | 1-17 |
| Journal subtitle: | Part A: Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology |
| ISSN: | 02732289 and 15590291 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1385/ABAB:117:1:01 |
Biotechnology Carbohydrates Cellulase Cellulose Enzyme Activation Glycoside Hydrolases Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Hydrolysis Lignin Oxidation-Reduction Oxygen Polysaccharides Pressure Temperature Time Factors Water Wet oxidation Wood cellulases enzymatic hydrolysis hemicellulase hemicellulose lignocellulose
