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Fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass using ultrasonic pretreatment

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dc.contributor.authorSchabort, C.J.
dc.contributor.authorFaul, C.
dc.contributor.authorNagel, M.
dc.contributor.authorMarx, S.
dc.contributor.researchID12380687 - Schabort, Cornelis Johannes
dc.contributor.researchID22869794 - Faul, Cindy
dc.contributor.researchID20704437 - Nagel, Megan
dc.contributor.researchID10216847 - Marx, Sanette
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-17T08:57:45Z
dc.date.available2016-03-17T08:57:45Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe potential fermentation of the sugars derived from water hyacinth, sweet sorghum bagasse and amaranth using indirect ultrasonic pretreatment, was investigated. The optimum sugar and ethanol yield for the ultrasonic bath pretreatment with 7% NaOH was found to be 289 g ethanol/kg biomass, 231 g ethanol/kg biomass, 189 g ethanol/kg biomass, for the sweet sorghum bagasse, amaranth and water hyacinth. The high energy input required of 486 kJ/g biomass implies that ethanol production from these feedstock without further optimisation is not economically feasible, but considering the high energy potential of sweet sorghum bagasse (1,127,100 MJ/ha), further optimisation should be considereden_US
dc.identifier.citationSchabort, C.J. et al. 2014. Fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass using ultrasonic pretreatment. Proceedings 22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 23-26 June, Hamburg, Germany: 887-890. [https://doi.org/10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-3CO.6.2]en_US
dc.identifier.issn2282-5819
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/16698
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.etaflorence.it/proceedings/index.asp?detail=10174
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-3CO.6.2
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherETA-Florence Renewable Energiesen_US
dc.subjectBioethanolen_US
dc.subjectEnergyen_US
dc.subjectSorghum bicolor L. Moenchen_US
dc.subjectPretreatmenten_US
dc.subjectLignocellulosic sourcesen_US
dc.titleFermentation of lignocellulosic biomass using ultrasonic pretreatmenten_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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