Effects of Screen Size on Biochemical Conversion of Big Bluestem Biomass for Biofuel Production
Joint Authors
Zhang, Meng
Zhang, Ke
Wang, Donghai
Pei, Z. J.
Song, Xiaoxu
Source
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Abstract EN
Biomass size reduction is the first step for biofuel production from cellulosic biomass through biochemical pathway, and it is usually performed on a mill with screen installed to control the size of the produced particles.
The absence of in-depth knowledge about the effects of screen size throughout the biochemical conversion of cellulosic biomass makes it difficult to choose the screen size to conduct biomass size reduction to minimize the energy consumption on mills, maximize the cellulose recovery rate after pretreatment, and maximize the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency.
The objective of this work is to address this issue by generating new knowledge on the effects of screen size in these three processes: size reduction, pretreatment, and enzymatic hydrolysis in conversion of big bluestem biomass for biofuel production.
Four screen sizes used in this study were 1, 2, 4, and 8 mm.
It was found that using a larger screen size saved energy in biomass size reduction on a knife mill.
Moreover, particles produced with larger screen sizes achieved higher cellulose recovery rate after pretreatment, higher enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency, and higher total sugar yield.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Song, Xiaoxu& Zhang, Meng& Zhang, Ke& Pei, Z. J.& Wang, Donghai. 2015. Effects of Screen Size on Biochemical Conversion of Big Bluestem Biomass for Biofuel Production. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Song, Xiaoxu…[et al.]. Effects of Screen Size on Biochemical Conversion of Big Bluestem Biomass for Biofuel Production. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Song, Xiaoxu& Zhang, Meng& Zhang, Ke& Pei, Z. J.& Wang, Donghai. Effects of Screen Size on Biochemical Conversion of Big Bluestem Biomass for Biofuel Production. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053737
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1053737