Enhanced enzymatic saccharification and ethanol production of corn stover via pretreatment with urea and steam explosion

H Zhang, R Zhang, Y Song, X Miu, Q Zhang, J Qu… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhancing the degradation of lignocellulosic structure is essential for the efficient use of
corn stover. This study investigated the effects of using urea combined with steam explosion …

Two-step size reduction and post-washing of steam exploded corn stover improving simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for ethanol production

ZH Liu, HZ Chen - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of corn stover biomass for ethanol
production was performed by integrating steam explosion (SE) pretreatment, hydrolysis and …

Pretreatment strategies to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis and cellulosic ethanol production for biorefinery of corn stover

W Sun, X Li, J Zhao, Y Qin - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a rising interest in bioethanol production from lignocellulose such as corn stover to
decrease the need for fossil fuels, but most research mainly focuses on how to improve …

De-ashing treatment of corn stover improves the efficiencies of enzymatic hydrolysis and consequent ethanol fermentation

Y He, Z Fang, J Zhang, X Li, J Bao - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, corn stover with different ash content was pretreated using dry dilute acid
pretreatment method at high solids loading of 67%(w/w). The results indicate that the …

Novel single-step pretreatment of steam explosion and choline chloride to de-lignify corn stover for enhancing enzymatic edibility

A Nasir, HZ Chen, L Wang - Process Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
It is important to develop efficient and economically feasible pretreatment methods for
lignocellulosic biomass, to increase annual biomass production. A number of pretreatment …

Screw extrude steam explosion: A promising pretreatment of corn stover to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis

J Chen, W Zhang, H Zhang, Q Zhang, H Huang - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
A screw extrude steam explosion (SESE) apparatus was designed and introduced to
pretreat corn stover continuously for its following enzymatic hydrolysis. SESE parameters …

Comparative study on four chemical pretreatment methods for an efficient saccharification of corn stover

H Yu, M Zhang, J Ouyang, Y Shen - Energy & Fuels, 2014 - ACS Publications
Corn stover is a potential feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production. In this study, the
performances of four chemical pretreatment methods, low-temperature moderate acid …

Onsite bio-detoxification of steam-exploded corn stover for cellulosic ethanol production

Y Yu, Y Feng, C Xu, J Liu, D Li - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
In the process of ethanol production from steam-exploded corn stover (SECS), a cellulose-
degradation strain of Aspergillus nidulans (FLZ10) was investigated whether it could remove …

Pretreatment based on two-step steam explosion combined with an intermediate separation of fiber cells-optimization of fermentation of corn straw hydrolysates

Y Zhang, X Fu, H Chen - Bioresource Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
Pretreatment is necessary for lignocellulose to achieve a highly efficient enzymatic
hydrolysis and fermentation. However, coincident with pretreatment, compounds inhibiting …

Characteristics of corn stover pretreated with liquid hot water and fed-batch semi-simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for bioethanol production

X Li, J Lu, J Zhao, Y Qu - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Corn stover is a promising feedstock for bioethanol production because of its abundant
availability in China. To obtain higher ethanol concentration and higher ethanol yield, liquid …