title: Comparison of ultrasonic and CO₂laser pretreatment methods on enzyme digestibility of corn stover.
abstract: To decrease the cost of bioethanol production, biomass recalcitrance needs to be overcome so that the conversion of biomass to bioethanol becomes more efficient. CO(2) laser irradiation can disrupt the lignocellulosic physical structure and reduce the average size of fiber. Analyses with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, specific surface area, and the microstructure of corn stover were used to elucidate the enhancement mechanism of the pretreatment process by CO(2) laser irradiation. The present work demonstrated that the CO(2) laser had potential to enhance the bioconversion efficiency of lignocellulosic waste to renewable bioethanol. The saccharification rate of the CO(2) laser pretreatment was significantly higher than ultrasonic pretreatment, and reached 27.75% which was 1.34-fold of that of ultrasonic pretreatment. The results showed the impact of CO(2) laser pretreatment on corn stover to be more effective than ultrasonic pretreatment.
authors.affiliation: School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.|College of Food science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
authors.forename: Shuang-Qi
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.|School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
authors.forename: Zi-Luan
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
authors.forename: Li-Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Zuo
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D000431:Ethanol / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D006868:Hydrolysis; D054020:Lasers, Gas; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000379:methods*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D002241:Carbohydrates; C036909:lignocellulose; D000431:Ethanol; D008031:Lignin