Diluted phosphoric acid pretreatment for production of fermentable sugars in a sugarcane-based biorefinery

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 135, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-52

  de Vasconcelos, Solange Maria ^a   Santos, Andrelina Maria Pinheiro ^a   Rocha, George Jackson Moraes ^b   Souto Maior, Ana Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b BRAZILIAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ENERGY AND MATERIALS CNPEM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enzymatic hydrolysis; Fermentable sugars; Pretreatment; Sugarcane bagasse

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ACID PRETREATMENT; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ENZYMATIC CONVERSIONS; FERMENTABLE SUGARS; HEMICELLULOSIC HYDROLYSATE; PRE-TREATMENT; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE;

CELLULOSE;

BAGASSE; CELLULOSE; GLUCOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CELLULOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; INORGANIC ACID; REFINING INDUSTRY; SOLUBILIZATION; SUGAR; SUGAR CANE;

ARTICLE; DILUTION; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SOLUBILIZATION; SUGARCANE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

BAGASSE; CELLULOSE; ENZYMOLYSIS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PRETREATMENT; SUGAR CANE; SUGARS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATES; CELLULOSE; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; HYDROLYSIS; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84876473836     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.083     Document Type: Article

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