Production of ethanol from wheat straw

Smuga-Kogut, Małgorzata; Wnuk, Arkadiusz D.; Zgórska, Kazimiera; Kubiak, Mariusz S.; Wojdalski, Janusz; Kupczyk, Adam; Szlachta, Józef; Luberański, Adam

doi:10.1515/pjct-2015-0055

Abstract

This study proposes a method for the production of ethanol from wheat straw lignocellulose where the raw material is chemically processed before hydrolysis and fermentation. The usefulness of wheat straw delignification was evaluated with the use of a 4:1 mixture of 95% ethanol and 65% HNO₃ (V). Chemically processed lignocellulose was subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis to produce reducing sugars, which were converted to ethanol in the process of alcoholic fermentation. Chemical processing damages the molecular structure of wheat straw, thus improving ethanol yield. The removal of lignin from straw improves fermentation by eliminating lignin’s negative influence on the growth and viability of yeast cells. Straw pretreatment facilitates enzymatic hydrolysis by increasing the content of reducing sugars and ethanol per g in comparison with untreated wheat straw.

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