Enhanced ethanol production by fermentation of rice straw hydrolysate without detoxification using a newly adapted strain of Pichia stipitis.
An enhanced inhibitor-tolerant strain of Pichia stipitis was successfully developed through adaptation to acid-treated rice straw hydrolysate. The ethanol production obtained by fermentation of NaOH-neutralized hydrolysate without detoxification using the adapted P. stipitis was comparable to fermentation of overliming-detoxified hydrolysate. The ethanol yield using the adapted P. stipitis with both types of hydrolysate at pH 5.0 achieved 0.45 g(p) g(s)(-1), which is equivalent to 87% of the maximum possible ethanol conversion. Furthermore, the newly adapted P. stipitis demonstrated significantly enhanced tolerance to sulfate and furfural despite the fact that both inhibitors had not been removed from the hydrolysate by NaOH neutralization. Finally, the ethanol conversion could be maintained at 60% and above when the neutralized hydrolysate contained 3.0% sulfate and 1.3gL(-1) furfural.
Huang
Chiung-Fang
CF
Cellulosic Ethanol Project, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Jiaan Village, Longtan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, ROC.
Lin
Ting-Hsiang
TH
Guo
Gia-Luen
GL
Hwang
Wen-Song
WS
D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000187:drug effects; D003470:Culture Media; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation / Q000187:drug effects; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D006868:Hydrolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D012275:Oryza / Q000378:metabolism*; D010843:Pichia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism
D003470:Culture Media; D013431:Sulfates; D000431:Ethanol; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D014994:Xylose; D005662:Furaldehyde