Low energy ultrasound irradiation (20 kHz, 1.0 W·L) was applied to enhance bioethanol production from whey ultrafiltration permeate by co-immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells and β-galactosidese enzyme. Sugar utilization and ethanol formation were investigated as a function of hydraulic retention time (HRT) between 12 and 36 h. Maximum ethanol production under HRT of 36 h was 26.30 g·L wi...

A CO2-added ammonia explosion pretreatment was performed for bioethanol production from rice straw. The pretreatment conditions, such as ammonia concentration, CO2 loading level, residence time, and temperature were optimized using response surface methodology. The response for optimization was defined as the glucose conversion rate. The optimized pretreatment conditions resulting in maximal gl...

As a promising material for bioethanol production, corn stover has been studied under various pretreatment methods prior to production of bioethanol. However, the storage of pretreated corn stover is still challenged by both weather conditions and the physical properties of its own. The objective of this experiment is to evaluate the effect of low-moisture anhydrous ammonia (LMAA) pretreatment ...

To efficiently use lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysates as fermentation media for bioethanol production, besides being capable of producing significant amount of ethanol, the fermenting host should also meet the following two requirements: (1) resistant to the inhibitory compounds formed during biomass pretreatment process, (2) capable of utilizing C5 sugars, such as xylose, as carbon source. I...

The aim of this study was to explore the efficiency of a mechano-enzymatic deconstruction of two macroalgae species for sugars and bioethanol production, by using a new enzymatic cocktail (Haliatase) and two types of milling modes (vibro-ball: VBM and centrifugal milling: CM). By increasing the enzymatic concentration from 3.4 to 30 g/L, the total sugars released after 72 h of hydrolysis increa...

cellulolytic complex are enzymes capable of hydrolyzing cellulose. due to rapid growth in population and industrialization, most countries are required to produce more fuel. production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass is very challenging due to environmental pollution by fossil fuels. cellulases play a significant role in biotechnological processes. the cost of production of cellulase...

among human activities, motor vehicles play the most important role in air pollution. air pollution has negative impacts on people and on the environment. in this paper the effect of oxygen-enriched air (20.8%, 21.8%, 22.8%, 23.8% and 24.8%) and different bioethanol-gasoline blends (zero, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%) in different engine speeds (1000 rpm, 2000 rpm and 3000 rpm) on the amount of po...