Enhanced enzyme saccharification of Sorghum bicolor straw using dilute alkali pretreatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 6718-6727

  McIntosh, S ^a   Vancov, T ^a,b  

^a Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkaline pretreatment; Cellulases; Enzyme saccharification; Lignocellulose; Sorghum straw

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; LIGNIN; REACTION RATES;

ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; CELLULASES; ENZYME SACCHARIFICATIONS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SORGHUM STRAW;

SACCHARIFICATION;

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CELLULASE; LIGNIN; SUGAR; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ALKALINITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGNIN; SORGHUM; SUGAR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHARIFICATION; SORGHUM; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ALKALI EXTRACTION; ENZYMES; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PRETREATMENT; SACCHARIFICATION; SORGHUM; SUGAR;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 77952939663     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.116     Document Type: Article

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