An integrated process for xylooligosaccharide and bioethanol production from corncob

[Display omitted] •The corncob was valorized to produce xylooligosaccharide (XO) and bioethanol.•XOs with a high xylobiose (X2) content were produced by an in-house endo-xylanase.•Bioethanol production was achieved by using a new thermotolerant yeast.•This process generated 115 g of XOs and 145 g of...

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Published in:Bioresource technology 2018-05, Vol.256, p.399-407
Main Authors: Boonchuay, Pinpanit, Techapun, Charin, Leksawasdi, Noppol, Seesuriyachan, Phisit, Hanmoungjai, Prasert, Watanabe, Masanori, Takenaka, Shinji, Chaiyaso, Thanongsak
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Language:English
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Bioethanol
Biofuels
Cellulose-rich corncob
Ethanol
Fermentation
Glucuronates
Hydrolysis
Integrated process
Oligosaccharides
Thermotolerant yeast
Xylooligosaccharides
Xylose
Zea mays
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Summary:[Display omitted] •The corncob was valorized to produce xylooligosaccharide (XO) and bioethanol.•XOs with a high xylobiose (X2) content were produced by an in-house endo-xylanase.•Bioethanol production was achieved by using a new thermotolerant yeast.•This process generated 115 g of XOs and 145 g of ethanol from 1 kg of corncob. An integrated process for xylooligosaccharides (XOs) and bioethanol production from corncob was investigated. XOs were produced by a consecutive process of KOH treatment and hydrolysis by an in-house thermostable endo-xylanase from Streptomyces thermovulgaris. XO yields of 0.15 g/gKOH-treated corncob (22.13 g/L) and 0.52 g/graw corncob of cellulose-rich corncob (CRC) were obtained. After 96 h of enzymatic hydrolysis, CRC hydrolysate contained 62.16, 51.21, 10.03 and 0.92 g/L of total sugar, glucose, xylose and arabinose, respectively. Bioethanol production by separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) using CRC hydrolysate, and by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) using CRC was studied at 40 °C for thermotolerant Candida glabrata. SHF showed an ethanol yield of 0.28 g/gCRC (21.92 g/L) and ethanol productivity of 0.304 g/L/h with 93% theoretical yield. Surprisingly, by SSF, those parameters were 0.27 g/gCRC (31.32 g/L), 0.33 g/L/h and 89%, respectively. This integrated process might be a new cost-effective approach for corncob valorization.
ISSN:0960-8524
1873-2976
DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.02.004