Optimizing the enzyme loading and incubation time in enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-38

  Newman, Roger H ^a   Vaidya, Alankar A ^a   Imroz Sohel, M ^a   Jack, Michael W ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Enzymatic hydrolysis; Glucose; Kinetics; Lignocellulose; Wood sugars

Indexed keywords

ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; LOADING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; XYLOSE;

BIOREFINERY PRODUCTS; ENZYME LOADING; FERMENTABLE SUGARS; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; LIGNO-CELLULOSICS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES; PINE WOODS; PROCESSING CONDITION; SUBSTRATE CHARACTERISTICS; SUGAR YIELD; UNIT COST; VARIABLE PARAMETERS;

SUBSTRATES;

ALCOHOL; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRODUCTION COST; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATE; SUGAR; WOOD;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HYDROLYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84870852850     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.028     Document Type: Article

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