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Effects of hardwood structural and chemical characteristics on enzymatic hydrolysis for biofuel production

  • Ricardo B. Santos
  • , Jung Myoung Lee
  • , Hasan Jameel
  • , Hou Min Chang
  • , Lucian A. Lucia
  • North Carolina State University

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Abstract

This study investigated the influence of various hardwood characteristics on enzymatic hydrolysis. Important hardwood species, including three Eucalyptus species, were comprehensively characterized using quantitative 13C NMR, image analysis and fiber quality analysis. Hydrolysis efficiency from all the hardwoods was correlated to the wood chemical composition and lignin characteristics. Among the key wood components that control enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency, lignin content, enzyme adsorption on substrate and, the ratio of syringyl/guaiacyl (S/G) of the pretreated feedstock were identified as the most important. No wood morphological feature was found to have a significant influence on enzymatic conversion of the pretreated samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)232-238
Number of pages7
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume110
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Biofuels
  • Enzymatic hydrolysis
  • Hardwood
  • Lignocellulosic
  • S/G ratio

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