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Acid hydrolysis optimization of pomegranate peels waste using response surface methodology for ethanol production

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Agro-industrial wastes can be processed into valuable products. Successively, current investigation is an effort to optimize the acid hydrolysis of pomegranate peels waste (PPW) using central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM) for ethanol production. Concentration of sulfuric acid, temperature, and time of hydrolysis were used as dependent variables, whereas reducing sugars, total carbohydrates, extractives, weight loss, hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin contents were recorded as responses for PPW decomposition. The highest glucose level of 0.56 ± 0.04 mg mL−1 (with 5% acid concentration at 100 °C for 30 min) and carbohydrate contents of 1.53 ± 0.07 mg mL−1 (with 3% acid concentration at 75 °C for 45 min) were obtained. Subsequently, detoxification of hydrolysate was conducted employing 2.5% activated charcoal that reduced 62% of phenolic compounds. Detoxified hydrolysate was subjected to fermentation by ethanologenic yeasts: Metschnikowia sp. Y31, Metschnikowia cibodasensis Y34, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae K7 for 10 days experiment. Significant ethanol yield of 0.42 ± 0.08 g g−1 was noticed by Metschnikowia sp. Y31 on day 5 and 0.41 ± 0.07 g g−1 for Metschnikowia cibodasensis Y34 on day 2. The results demonstrated the hopeful prospect for bioethanologenesis using cellulosic wastes at marketable level.

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The focus of the current study was to develop low-cost ethanologenesis by using pomegranate peels waste. Initially, the biomass hydrolysis, being extremely a critical step, was optimized through central composite design using response surface methodology by Design Expert Software. The pretreated and detoxified biomass hydrolysate was then subjected to ethanol production via fermentative yeast. The low-cost ethanol production from wastes of pomegranate can be highly valuable not only for sustainable energy production but also for effective waste management. Significant yield of ethanol was achieved while using treated pomegranate peels waste as substrate. Our findings of the present study will be helpful in developing efficient and economical strategies tending to valorize cellulosic wastes.

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Saleem, A., Hussain, A., Chaudhary, A. et al. Acid hydrolysis optimization of pomegranate peels waste using response surface methodology for ethanol production. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 12, 1513–1524 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-01117-x

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