The combined effect of inorganic salt and ionic liquid in pretreatment on enzymatic saccharification of rice straw

The pretreatment method is one of the challenging steps in the production of biofuel through the biorefinery process that unlocks the recalcitrant nature of lignocellulosic biomass. Ionic liquid pretreatment gained attention for being highly effective to improve the enzymatic saccharification of the...

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Main Authors: Jose, Diana, Raina, Neelu, Deepakkumar, Rajagopal, Panakkal, Elizabeth Jayex, Sriariyanun, Malinee, Kangsadan, Tawiwan
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Biofuels
Biomass
Biorefineries
biorefinery
enzymatic saccharification
Ethanol
Fermentation
Industrial applications
inorganic salt
Inorganic salts
ionic liquid
Ionic liquids
Ions
Lignocellulose
Optimization
Potassium chloride
Pretreatment
Response surface methodology
Rice
Saccharification
Sodium chloride
Straw
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Summary:The pretreatment method is one of the challenging steps in the production of biofuel through the biorefinery process that unlocks the recalcitrant nature of lignocellulosic biomass. Ionic liquid pretreatment gained attention for being highly effective to improve the enzymatic saccharification of the biomass, however its high cost hinders its industrial application. In this study, the combined effect of ionic liquid 1- ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EMIM-Ac) with inorganic salts (NaCl and KCl) was used for the pretreatment of rice straw. Optimization of pretreatment was conducted based on Response Surface Methodology and sugar yields obtained by EMIM-Ac+NaCl (160 °C, 88.7 min, 7.6%wt) and EMIMAc+ KCl (160 °C, 68.2 min, 12.5%wt) were 670.7 and 392.9 mg/g-biomass, respectively. The effect of combined pretreatment on ethanol production was analyzed after 48h fermentation. The results showed that the ethanol yield from pretreated samples with EMIM-Ac+NaCl (0.72%) and EMIM+KCl (0.76%) was increased by 2.18 and 2.25 fold times, respectively, compared to untreated sample (0.33%). This combined effect of inorganic salts and ionic liquid significantly removed the lignin during pretreatment, while maintaining efficient enzymatic saccharification of rice straw. Thus, this cost-effective combined chemical method may be an alternative strategy for increasing cellulosic ethanol production.
ISSN:2267-1242
2555-0403
2267-1242
DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/202235501002