title: Hydrolysis of Chlorella biomass for fermentable sugars in the presence of HCl and MgCl2.
abstract: When Chlorella biomass was hydrolyzed in the presence of 2% HCl and 2.5% MgCl(2), a sugar concentration of nearly 12%, and a sugar recovery of about 83% was obtained. Fermentation experiments demonstrated that glucose in the Chlorella biomass hydrolysates was converted into ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a yield of 0.47 g g(-1), which is 91% of the theoretical yield. This chemical hydrolysis approach is thus a novel route for the hydrolysis of biomass to generate fermentable sugars.
authors: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of State Education Ministry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
authors: Na
authors: N
authors: Zhou
authors: Yimin
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Xiaobin
authors: X
authors: Wu
authors: Xiaowu
authors: X
authors: Gong
authors: Qinhong
authors: Q
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D055162:Biocatalysis / Q000187:drug effects; D018533:Biomass; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D002708:Chlorella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D005285:Fermentation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006868:Hydrolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D015636:Magnesium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D015636:Magnesium Chloride; D000431:Ethanol; D005947:Glucose; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid