Enzymatic hydrolysis at high lignocellulosic content: Optimization of the mixing system geometry and of a fed-batch strategy to increase glucose concentration

RENEWABLE ENERGY

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Battista, Federico¹  Almendros, Melanie Gomez¹  Rousset, Romain¹  Bouillon, Pierre-Antoine¹ 

[1] IFP Energies Nouvelles, Rond Point Echangeur Solaize BP 3, F-69360 Solaize, France

关键词: Bioethanol;    High dry matter;    Mixing;    Enzymatic hydrolysis;    Fed batch;    Lignocellulosic materials;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.038

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Working at high values of lignocellulosic Dry Matter (DM), as wheat straw, increases the reaction medium viscosity, making the mixing inefficient with the traditional agitators. Batch and fed-batch tests were conducted using different impellers: i) inclined blades, ii) marine impeller, iii) anchor, iv) paravisc and v) double helical impeller. Inclined blades appeared an inadequate device for batch and fed-batch tests. On contrary, double helical impellers and anchor gave optimal performances. An alternative to improve the reactor's rheology is the modification of the feeding strategy. A particular fed-batch strategy allowed keeping low the reaction medium viscosity by a gradual increasing of the DM content in the reactor. In this way, three main benefits were achieved: i) a very good performances in terms of glucose concentration (85 g/L), ii) a strong reduction of the energetic consumption compared to batch test and iii) the adoption of a simple mixing devise. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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