Optimization of alkali soaking and extrusion pretreatment of prairie cord grass for maximum sugar recovery by enzymatic hydrolysis

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-82

  Karunanithy, C ^a   Muthukumarappan, K ^a  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrel temperature; Biomass; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Extrusion; Pretreatment; Screw speed

Indexed keywords

ALKALI CONCENTRATIONS; ALKALI SOAKING; BARREL TEMPERATURE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; CORN STOVER; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; P-VALUES; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT CONDITIONS; QUADRATIC MODELS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCREW SPEED; SEQUENTIAL EFFECTS; SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUGAR RECOVERY; SWITCHGRASS;

BIOMASS; ETHANOL; EXTRUDERS; EXTRUSION; GLUCOSE; OPTIMIZATION; RECOVERY; SCREWS; SPEED;

ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS;

ALKALI; BIOFUEL; GLUCOSE; SUGAR; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FOOD EXTRUSION; GRASS; HYDROLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRAIRIE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952815621     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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