Optimization of AFEX™ pretreatment conditions and enzyme mixtures to maximize sugar release from upland and lowland switchgrass

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 757-768

  Garlock, Rebecca J ^a,b   Balan, Venkatesh ^a,b   Dale, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia fiber expansion pretreatment; Cellulosic ethanol; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Statistical optimization; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOREFINERIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENZYME LOADING; ENZYME MIXTURES; HEMICELLULASES; NORTH AMERICAN; OKLAHOMA; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT CONDITIONS; PROCESSING CONDITION; STATISTICAL OPTIMIZATION; SUGAR YIELD; SWITCHGRASS;

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ETHANOL; HARVESTING; LANDFORMS; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION;

SUGARS;

POLYGALACTURONASE; SUGAR; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

BIOENERGY; CELLULOSE; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; GRASS; HYDROLYSIS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SUGAR; UPLAND REGION;

AMMONIA FIBER EXPANSION; ARTICLE; HARVEST; HYDROLYSIS; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; RESPONSE SURFACE OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; SYNTHETIC FIBER; UNITED STATES;

CARBOHYDRATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PANICUM;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84655164974     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.034     Document Type: Article

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