Organosolv pretreatment of Liriodendron tulipifera and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for bioethanol production

Enhanced biogas production from sunflower stalks using hydrothermal and organosolv pretreatment

“…Yield of methane production (mL/ g VS) after 45 days of anaerobic digestion of untreated (shaded bar), hydrothermal pretreated with 1% w/w (based on dry stalks) H2SO4 (grey bars), and organosolv pretreated with 1% w/w (based on dry stalks) H2SO4 (black bars) sunflower stalks (error bars are standard deviation). (Amiri et al, 2014;Chandra et al, 2012;Fernández-Cegrí et al, 2012;Koo et al, 2011). The highest methane production yield of 223 and 264 mL/g VS were achieved by the hydrothermal and organosolv pretreated sunflower stalks at 180 • C for 60 min, respectively.…”

Physical and chemical characteristics of pretreated slash pine sawdust influence its enzymatic hydrolysis

“…El proceso con etanol catalizado con ácido sulfúrico ha sido el proceso organosolv más aplicado pese al hecho de que el álcali ha sido reconocido como uno de los agentes más efectivos en el hinchamiento de la biomasa, y el grado de hinchamiento es una propiedad importante que afecta a la digestibilidad (Koo et al, 2011).…”

Bioconversion of Sugarcane Biomass into Ethanol: An Overview about Composition, Pretreatment Methods, Detoxification of Hydrolysates, Enzymatic Saccharification, and Ethanol Fermentation

“…During this process, strong inorganic acid acts as a catalyst, promoting the breakdown of lignin-lignin and carbohydrates-lignin bonds from the biomass [38]. When the lignin is removed, the superficial area and volume of the material are also increased considerably, facilitating the enzyme accessibility and consequently improving the efficiency of the process to achieve fermentable sugars [78]. …”