Effect of different pretreatments on egyptian sugar-cane bagasse saccharification and bioethanol production

Sugar-cane processing generates large amount of bagasse. Disposal of bagasse is critical for both agricultural profitability and environmental protection. Sugar-cane bagasse is a renewable resource that can be used to produce ethanol. In this study, twelve microbial isolates, five bacteria, four yea...

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Main Authors: Mervate A. Abo-State, Ahmed M.E. Ragab, Nour Sh. EL-Gendy, Laila A. Farahat, Hekmat R. Madian
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Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2013-06-01
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author Mervate A. Abo-State
Ahmed M.E. Ragab
Nour Sh. EL-Gendy
Laila A. Farahat
Hekmat R. Madian
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description Sugar-cane processing generates large amount of bagasse. Disposal of bagasse is critical for both agricultural profitability and environmental protection. Sugar-cane bagasse is a renewable resource that can be used to produce ethanol. In this study, twelve microbial isolates, five bacteria, four yeasts and three filamentous fungi were isolated from sugar-cane bagasse. Bacterial and yeast isolates were selected for their ability to utilize different sugars and cellulose. Chipped and ground bagasse was subjected to different pretreatment methods; physically through steam treatment by autoclaving at 121 °C and 1.5 bar for 20 min and/or different doses of gamma γ irradiation (50 and 70 Mrad). Autoclaved pretreated bagasse was further biologically treated through the solid state fermentation process by different fungal isolates; F-66, F-94 and F-98 producing maximum total reducing sugars of 18.4., 26.1 and 20.4 g/L, respectively. Separate biological hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) process for bagasse was done by the two selected fungal isolates; Trichoderma viride F-94 and Aspergillus terreus F-98 and the two yeast isolates identified as Candida tropicalis Y-26 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y-39. SHF processes by F-94 and Y-26 produced 226 kg of ethanol/ton bagasse while that of F-98 and Y-39 produced 185 kg of ethanol/ton bagasse.
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spelling doaj-art-b51d1be378e04421b09833f9e8a172d62025-08-20T03:04:43ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212013-06-0122116116710.1016/j.ejpe.2012.09.007Effect of different pretreatments on egyptian sugar-cane bagasse saccharification and bioethanol productionMervate A. Abo-State0Ahmed M.E. Ragab1Nour Sh. EL-Gendy2Laila A. Farahat3Hekmat R. Madian4National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptFaculty of Science (Girls Branch), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EgyptEgyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptEgyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptEgyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptSugar-cane processing generates large amount of bagasse. Disposal of bagasse is critical for both agricultural profitability and environmental protection. Sugar-cane bagasse is a renewable resource that can be used to produce ethanol. In this study, twelve microbial isolates, five bacteria, four yeasts and three filamentous fungi were isolated from sugar-cane bagasse. Bacterial and yeast isolates were selected for their ability to utilize different sugars and cellulose. Chipped and ground bagasse was subjected to different pretreatment methods; physically through steam treatment by autoclaving at 121 °C and 1.5 bar for 20 min and/or different doses of gamma γ irradiation (50 and 70 Mrad). Autoclaved pretreated bagasse was further biologically treated through the solid state fermentation process by different fungal isolates; F-66, F-94 and F-98 producing maximum total reducing sugars of 18.4., 26.1 and 20.4 g/L, respectively. Separate biological hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) process for bagasse was done by the two selected fungal isolates; Trichoderma viride F-94 and Aspergillus terreus F-98 and the two yeast isolates identified as Candida tropicalis Y-26 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y-39. SHF processes by F-94 and Y-26 produced 226 kg of ethanol/ton bagasse while that of F-98 and Y-39 produced 185 kg of ethanol/ton bagasse.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111006211200058XSugar-cane bagasseTrichoderma virideAspergillus terreusSaccharomyces cerevisiaeCandida tropicalisBioethanolSeparate hydrolysis fermentation
spellingShingle Mervate A. Abo-State
Ahmed M.E. Ragab
Nour Sh. EL-Gendy
Laila A. Farahat
Hekmat R. Madian
Effect of different pretreatments on egyptian sugar-cane bagasse saccharification and bioethanol production
Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Sugar-cane bagasse
Trichoderma viride
Aspergillus terreus
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Candida tropicalis
Bioethanol
Separate hydrolysis fermentation
title Effect of different pretreatments on egyptian sugar-cane bagasse saccharification and bioethanol production
title_full Effect of different pretreatments on egyptian sugar-cane bagasse saccharification and bioethanol production
title_fullStr Effect of different pretreatments on egyptian sugar-cane bagasse saccharification and bioethanol production
title_full_unstemmed Effect of different pretreatments on egyptian sugar-cane bagasse saccharification and bioethanol production
title_short Effect of different pretreatments on egyptian sugar-cane bagasse saccharification and bioethanol production
title_sort effect of different pretreatments on egyptian sugar cane bagasse saccharification and bioethanol production
topic Sugar-cane bagasse
Trichoderma viride
Aspergillus terreus
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Candida tropicalis
Bioethanol
Separate hydrolysis fermentation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111006211200058X
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