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Dilute acid pretreatment for enhancing the enzymatic saccharification of agroresidues using a Botrytis ricini endoglucanase

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The enormous amount of agroindustrial residues generated in Brazil can be used as biomass to produce fermentable sugars. This study compared the pretreatments with different proportions of dilute acid. The… Click to show full abstract

The enormous amount of agroindustrial residues generated in Brazil can be used as biomass to produce fermentable sugars. This study compared the pretreatments with different proportions of dilute acid. The method involved pretreatment with 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5% (v/v) sulfuric acid, followed by hydrolysis using the halotolerant and thermostable endoglucanase from Botrytis ricini URM 5627. The physicochemical characterization of plant biomass was performed using XRD, FTIR, and SEM. The pretreatment significantly increased the production of fermentable sugars following enzymatic saccharification from wheat bran, sugarcane bagasse, and rice husk: 153.67%, 91.98%, and 253.21% increment in sugar production; 36.39 mg⋅g−1 ± 1.23, 39.55 mg⋅g−1 ± 1.70, and 42.53 mg⋅g−1 ± 7.61 mg⋅L−1 of glucose; and 3.26 ± 0.35 mg⋅g−1, 3.61mg⋅g−1 ± 0.74 and 3.59 mg⋅g−1 ± 0.80 of fructose were produced, respectively. In conclusion, biomass should preferably be pretreated before the enzymatic saccharification using B. ricini URM 5627 endoglucanase.

Keywords: dilute acid; enzymatic saccharification; endoglucanase; botrytis ricini

Journal Title: Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry
Year Published: 2022

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