Steam Pretreatment of Pine (Pinus Patula) Wood Residue for the Production of Reducing Sugars

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dc.contributor.authorChacha, Nyangi
dc.contributor.authorToven, Kai
dc.contributor.authorMtui, Godliving
dc.contributor.authorKatima, Jamidu H. Y
dc.contributor.authorMrema, Godwill
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-27T09:24:06Z
dc.date.available2016-05-27T09:24:06Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe study explores the production of reducing sugars from Pinus patula wood residual chips based on steam pretreatment technology. The severity of the steam pretreatment was altered by using two levels of temperature and time and three levels of sulphur dioxide impregnation. The results show that the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis depends on the severity of steam pretreatment. On a given cellulose content, the reducing sugar yield increased from 29% (15.6 g/L) under the mildest steam pretreatment conditions (180 °C, 1.5% SO2) to 91% (42.3 g/L) under the most severe steam pretreatment conditions (225 °C, 3% SO2). In all cases, the enzymatic hydrolysis yield is dependent on enzyme accessibility to the cellulose chains, as the steam pretreatment severity strongly affects biomass fragmentation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChacha, N., Toven, K., Mtui, G., Katima, J. and Mrema, G., 2011. Steam pretreatment of pine (Pinus patula) wood residue for the production of reducing sugars. Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 45(7), p.495.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2283
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSteam pretreatmenten_US
dc.subjectPinus patulaen_US
dc.subjectEnzymatic hydrolysisen_US
dc.subjectGlucose yielden_US
dc.titleSteam Pretreatment of Pine (Pinus Patula) Wood Residue for the Production of Reducing Sugarsen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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