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Enhancement of Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Klason Lignin Removal of Corn Stover Using Photocatalyst-Assisted Ammonia Pretreatment

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Photocatalyst-assisted ammonia pretreatment was explored to improve lignin removal of the lignocellulosic biomass for effective sugar conversion. Corn stover was treated with 5.0–12.5 wt.% ammonium hydroxide, two different photocatalysts (TiO2 and ZnO) in the presence of molecular oxygen in a batch reactor at 60 °C. Various solid-to-liquid ratios (1:20–1:50) were also tested. Ammonia pretreatment assisted by TiO2-catalyzed photo-degradation removed 70 % of Klason lignin under the optimum condition (12.5 % ammonium hydroxide, 60 °C, 24 h, solid/liquid = 1:20, photocatalyst/biomass = 1:10 with oxygen atmosphere). The enzymatic digestibilities of pretreated corn stover were 85 % for glucan and 75 % for xylan with NH3-TiO2-treated solid and 82 % for glucan and 77 % for xylan with NH3-ZnO-treated solid with 15 filter paper units/g-glucan of cellulase and 30 cellobiase units/g-glucan of β-glucosidase, a 2–13 % improvement over ammonia pretreatment alone.

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DuPontTM Genencor® Biosciences Inc. is acknowledged for providing cellulase and xylanase for this study.

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  1. Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, WI, 53701, USA

    Chang Geun Yoo

  2. Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

    Chao Wang & Chenxu Yu

  3. Department of Environmental Engineering, Kongju National University, 1223-24 Cheonandae-Ro (Budae-dong), Cheonan, Chungnam, 330-717, Republic of Korea

    Tae Hyun Kim

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Yoo, C.G., Wang, C., Yu, C. et al. Enhancement of Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Klason Lignin Removal of Corn Stover Using Photocatalyst-Assisted Ammonia Pretreatment. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 169, 1648–1658 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-012-0002-4

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