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Bioprocess Engineering • Braz. J. Chem. Eng. 34 (4) • Oct 2017 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-6632.20170344s20160225   copy

Pretreatments and enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse aiming at the enhancement of the yield of glucose and xylose

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ABSTRACT

This work studied the enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse aiming at the production of glucose and xylose. The bagasse was subjected to two different pretreatments: combined acid and alkalinepretreatment and hydrogen peroxidepretreatment. The enzymatic hydrolysis was optimized and a kinetic study was carried out in a stirred tank reactor (STR) in batch mode. Optimal conditions were obtained by subjecting the bagasse to the hydrogen peroxide pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis. The addition of xylanases to the enzymatic mixture improved the production of fermentable sugars by 48%.

Keywords:
cellulose; lignocellulose; glucose; xylose; enzymatic hydrolysis; pretreatment.

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