Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 263, Issue -, Pages 163-171Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.04.114
Keywords
Bioethanol; Cell rupture; Hydrolysis; Amylolytic enzymes; Immobilization; Polyurethane foam
Funding
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [406915/2013-0]
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We aimed to use physical methods of microalgal biomass rupture to study saccharification strategies using free and immobilized amylolytic enzymes. The biomass of Spirulina platensis, which consists of 50-60% carbohydrates, was exposed to physical cell rupture treatments, with better results obtained using freeze/thaw cycles following by gelatinization. In saccharification tests, it was possible to hydrolyze Spirulina biomass with hydrolysis efficiencies above 99% and 83%, respectively, using 1% (v/v) of free enzymes or 1% (m/v) of amylolytic enzymes immobilized together. The use of free and immobilized enzymes yielded high levels of conversion of polysaccharides to simple sugars in Spirulina biomass, showing that these processes are promising for the advancement of bioethanol production using microalgal biomass.
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