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Integrated bioprocess system for ethanol production and separation from lignocellulosic raw materials by using different bioreactors

The objective of this work was to develop an integrated bioprocess system for ethanol production and separation from selected lignocellulosic raw material (sugar beet pulp) by using different bioreactors. For that purpose, a column and horizontal rotating tubular bioreactor (HRTB) were used. The second objective was to develop an efficient enzyme system for cellulose fraction degradation of lignocellulosic biomass based on the application of fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO), with the aim to support hydrolytic enzymes, and different electron donors present in the lignocellulose hydrolysates. LPMOs oxidatively degrade insoluble lignocellulose polysaccharides and soluble oligosaccharides. Upon reductive activation, they cleave the substrate and promote biomass degradation by hydrolytic enzymes. Binding studies showed that the reduction of the LPMO’s active site increased the affinity and the maximum binding capacity for cellulose. The next step was related to an optimization of enzymatic sugar beet pulp hydrolysis using various commercial enzyme mixtures (Ultrazym AFP-L, Viscozyme L, Pectinase and Cellulase). Ultrazym AFP-L showed the highest efficiency and together with produced extracellular degradation system from fungus Neurospora crassa, was used for sugar beet pulp hydrolysis at a large scale. A three step process comprising the hydrolysation, fermentation and in-situ gas stripping with a vacuum assisted recovery system, was integrated and optimized to increase the ethanol production. Environmental sustainability of the integrated processes has been evaluated and used for calculation of environmental impacts based on mass and energy balances of the processes.

ethanol, lignocellulosic biomass, lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase, enzymatic hydrolysis, column bioreactor, horizontal rotating tubular bioreactor, integrated bioprocess system, environmental sustainability

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