Conversion of paper sludge to ethanol. I: Impact of feeding frequency and mixing energy characterization

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-34

  Fan, Zhiliang ^a   Lynd, Lee R ^b,c  

^a State University   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; VISCOSITY;

CELLULASE LOADING; FEEDING FREQUENCIES; PAPER SLUDGE; SOLID CONTENTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ALCOHOL; CELLULASE;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOPROCESS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COST; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; VISCOMETRY; VISCOSITY;

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; KINETICS; PAPER; SEWAGE; VISCOSITY; XYLOSE;

EID: 33845870666     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-006-0091-y     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Agenda 2020. A technology vision and research agenda for America's forest, wood, and paper industry. American Forest & Paper Association (1994)
2. Assessment of costs and benefits of flexible and alternative fuel use in the US. Part II ' evaluation of a wood to ethanol process. Transportation Sector, Technology Report. US Department of energy DOE/EP-000 (1993)
3. Chemical analysis and testing laboratory analytical procedures. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden (1995)
4. Solid waste management and disposal practices in the US paper industry. Technical Bulletin No. 793, NCASI, New York (1999)
5. Duff SJB, Moritz JW, Anderson KL (1994) Simultaneous hydrolysis and fermentation of pulp mill primary clarifier sludge. Can J Chem Eng 72:1013-1020
6. Duff SJB, Moritz JW, Casavant TE (1995) Effect of surfactant and particle size reduction on hydrolysis of deinking sludge and nonrecyclable new print. Biotechnol Bioeng 45:239-244
7. Jeffries TW, Schartman R (1999) Bioconversion of secondary fiber fines to ethanol using counter-current enzymatic saccharification and co-fermentation. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 77-79:435-444
8. Katzen R, Fowler DE (1994) Ethanol from lignocellulosic wastes with utilization of recombinant bacteria. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 45/46:697-707
9. Lark N, Xia Y, Qin CG, Gong CS, Tsao GT (1997) Production of ethanol from recycled paper sludge using cellulase and yeast, Kluveromyces Marxianus. Biomass Bioenergy 12:135-143
10. Lynd LR, Lyford K, South CR, van Walsum P, Levenson K (2001) Evaluation of paper sludge for amenability to enzymatic hydrolysis and conversion to ethanol. TAPPI J 84:50-55
11. Fan Z, South C, Lyford K, Munsie J, van Walsum P, Lynd LR (2003) Conversion of paper sludge to ethanol in a semicontinuous solids-fed reactor. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 26:93-101
12. Vonsivers M, Zacchi G (1995) A technoeconomic comparison of 3 processes for the production of ethanol from pine. Biores Technol 51:43-52
13. Gregg DJ, Saddler JN (1997) A review of techno-economic modeling methodology for a wood-to-ethanol process. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 63-65:609-623
14. Sheehan J, Himmel M (1999) Enzymes, energy, and the environment: a strategic perspective on the US Department of Energy's Research and Development Activities for Bioethanol. Biotechnol Prog 15:817-827
15. Lynd LR, Cushman JH, Nichols RJ, Wyman CE (1991) Fuel ethanol from cellulosic biomass. Science 251:1318-1323
16. Himmel ME, Ruth MF, Wyman CE (1999) Cellulase for commodity products from cellulosic biomass. Curr Opin Biotech 10:358-364
17. Kadam KL, Newman MM (1997) Development of a low-cost fermentation medium for ethanol production from biomass. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 47:625-629
18. Perry RH, Green DW (1997) Perry's chemical engineers' handbook, 7th edn. McGraw-Hill
19. Lai KP, Steffe JF, Ng PKW (2000) Average shear rates in the rapid visco analyser (RVA) mixing system. Cereal Chem 77:714-716