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Influence Of Ultrasonics In Ammonia Steeped Switchgrass For Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Melissa Tabada Montalbo-Lomboy, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, D. Raj Raman, Robert P. Anex Jr., David A. Grewell
Influence Of Ultrasonics In Ammonia Steeped Switchgrass For Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Melissa Tabada Montalbo-Lomboy, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, D. Raj Raman, Robert P. Anex Jr., David A. Grewell
Gowrishankar Srinivasan
The bioconversion of lignocellulosic materials into fuels is of great environmental and economic importance, because of the large amounts of feedstock (est. over 1 billion tons per year), the potentially low cost of this feedstock, and the potentially high net energy balance the overall process. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a candidate dedicated lignocellulosic feedstock in the US. However, lignocellulosic materials, including switchgrass, are hampered by the recalcitrance of lignocellulose to enzymatic degradation into fermentable sugars. Various types of pretreatment have been developed to overcome this recalcitrance. In this study, we examined sequential ammonia-steeping and ultrasound pretreatment of switchgrass. The …
Influence Of Ultrasonics In Ammonia Steeped Switchgrass For Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Melissa Tabada Montalbo-Lomboy, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, D. Raj Raman, Robert P. Anex Jr., David A. Grewell
Influence Of Ultrasonics In Ammonia Steeped Switchgrass For Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Melissa Tabada Montalbo-Lomboy, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, D. Raj Raman, Robert P. Anex Jr., David A. Grewell
Gowrishankar Srinivasan
The bioconversion of lignocellulosic materials into fuels is of great environmental and economic importance, because of the large amounts of feedstock (est. over 1 billion tons per year), the potentially low cost of this feedstock, and the potentially high net energy balance the overall process. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a candidate dedicated lignocellulosic feedstock in the US. However, lignocellulosic materials, including switchgrass, are hampered by the recalcitrance of lignocellulose to enzymatic degradation into fermentable sugars. Various types of pretreatment have been developed to overcome this recalcitrance. In this study, we examined sequential ammonia-steeping and ultrasound pretreatment of switchgrass. The …