Production of Third Generation Bioethanol via Hydrolysis of Macroalgae (Seaweed) Using Heterogeneous Catalyst

The efficacy of red macroalgae Eucheuma cottonii (EC) as feedstock for third-generation bioethanol production was evaluated. Dowex (TM) Dr-G8 was explored as a potential solid catalyst to hydrolyzed carbohydrates from EC or macroalgae extract (ME) and pretreatment of macroalgae cellulosic residue...

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Main Authors: Lee , Keat Teong, Mohamed, Abdul Rahman, Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi
Format: Monograph
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/37672/
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Mohamed, Abdul Rahman
Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi
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Mohamed, Abdul Rahman
Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi
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description The efficacy of red macroalgae Eucheuma cottonii (EC) as feedstock for third-generation bioethanol production was evaluated. Dowex (TM) Dr-G8 was explored as a potential solid catalyst to hydrolyzed carbohydrates from EC or macroalgae extract (ME) and pretreatment of macroalgae cellulosic residue (MCR), to fermentable sugars prior to fermentation process. The highest total sugars were produced at 98.7 g/L when 16% of the ME was treated under the optimum conditions of solid acid hydrolysis (8% (w/v) Dowex (TM) Dr-G8. 120 "C, 1 h) and 2% pretreated MCR (P-MCR) treated by enzymatic hydrolysis (pH 4.8. 50 ®C, 30 h). Atwo-stream process resulted in 11.6 g/L of bioethanol from the fermentation of ME hydrolysates and 11.7 g/L from prehydrolysis and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of P-MCR. The fixed price of bioethanol obtained from the EC is competitive with that obtained from other feedstocks.
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spelling usm-376722022-09-22T03:45:34Z http://eprints.usm.my/37672/ Production of Third Generation Bioethanol via Hydrolysis of Macroalgae (Seaweed) Using Heterogeneous Catalyst Lee , Keat Teong Mohamed, Abdul Rahman Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi TP155-156 Chemical engineering The efficacy of red macroalgae Eucheuma cottonii (EC) as feedstock for third-generation bioethanol production was evaluated. Dowex (TM) Dr-G8 was explored as a potential solid catalyst to hydrolyzed carbohydrates from EC or macroalgae extract (ME) and pretreatment of macroalgae cellulosic residue (MCR), to fermentable sugars prior to fermentation process. The highest total sugars were produced at 98.7 g/L when 16% of the ME was treated under the optimum conditions of solid acid hydrolysis (8% (w/v) Dowex (TM) Dr-G8. 120 "C, 1 h) and 2% pretreated MCR (P-MCR) treated by enzymatic hydrolysis (pH 4.8. 50 ®C, 30 h). Atwo-stream process resulted in 11.6 g/L of bioethanol from the fermentation of ME hydrolysates and 11.7 g/L from prehydrolysis and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of P-MCR. The fixed price of bioethanol obtained from the EC is competitive with that obtained from other feedstocks. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013 Monograph NonPeerReviewed Lee , Keat Teong and Mohamed, Abdul Rahman and Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi (2013) Production of Third Generation Bioethanol via Hydrolysis of Macroalgae (Seaweed) Using Heterogeneous Catalyst. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
spellingShingle TP155-156 Chemical engineering
Lee , Keat Teong
Mohamed, Abdul Rahman
Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi
Production of Third Generation Bioethanol via Hydrolysis of Macroalgae (Seaweed) Using Heterogeneous Catalyst
title Production of Third Generation Bioethanol via Hydrolysis of Macroalgae (Seaweed) Using Heterogeneous Catalyst
title_full Production of Third Generation Bioethanol via Hydrolysis of Macroalgae (Seaweed) Using Heterogeneous Catalyst
title_fullStr Production of Third Generation Bioethanol via Hydrolysis of Macroalgae (Seaweed) Using Heterogeneous Catalyst
title_full_unstemmed Production of Third Generation Bioethanol via Hydrolysis of Macroalgae (Seaweed) Using Heterogeneous Catalyst
title_short Production of Third Generation Bioethanol via Hydrolysis of Macroalgae (Seaweed) Using Heterogeneous Catalyst
title_sort production of third generation bioethanol via hydrolysis of macroalgae (seaweed) using heterogeneous catalyst
topic TP155-156 Chemical engineering
url http://eprints.usm.my/37672/