One-step process of hydrothermal and alkaline treatment of wheat straw for improving the enzymatic saccharification

Abstract Background To increase the production of bioethanol, a two-step process based on hydrothermal and dilute alkaline treatment was applied to reduce the natural resistance of biomass. However, the process required a large amount of water and a long operation time due to the solid/liquid separa...

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Main Authors: Shaolong Sun, Lidan Zhang, Fang Liu, Xiaolin Fan, Run-Cang Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1140-x