Pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of corn fiber |
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Authors: | Badal C. Saha Rodney J. Bothast |
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Affiliation: | (1) Fermentation Biochemistry Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 61604 Peoria, IL |
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Abstract: | Corn fiber consists of about 20% starch, 14% cellulose, and 35% hemicellulose, and has the potential to serve as a low-cost feedstock for production of fuel ethanol. Several pretreatments (hot water, alkali, and dilute, acid) and enzymatic saccharification procedures were evaluated for the conversion of corn fiber starch, cellulose, and hemicellulose to monomeric sugars. Hot water pretreatment (121°C, 1 h) facilitated the enzymatic sacch arification of starch and cellulose but not hemicellulose. Hydrolysis of corn fiber pretreated with alkali un dersimilar conditions by enzymatic means gave similar results. Hemicellulose and starch components were converted to monomeric sugars by dilute H2SO4 pretreatment (0.5–1.0%, v/v) at 121°C. Based on these findings, a method for pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of corn fiber is presented. It in volves the pretreatment of corn fiber (15% solid, w/v) with dilute acid (0.5% H2SO4, v/v) at 121°C for 1 h, neutralization to pH 5.0, then saccharification of the pretreated corn fiber material with commercial cellulase and β-glucosidase preparations The yield of monomeric sugars from corn fiber was typically 85–100% of the theoretical yield. Names are necessary to report factually on available data; however, the USDA neither guarantees nor warrants the standard of the product, and the use of the name by USDA implies no approval of the product to the exclusion of others that may also be suitable. |
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Keywords: | Corn fiber pretreatment enzymatic saccharification fuel ethanol |
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