2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Change of nano and microstructure of cellulose by surfactant treatment and its effect on promotion of diffusion and adsorption of cellulase
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23656486
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Properties in chemical engineering process/Transfer operation/Unit operation
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 酵素糖化 / 界面活性剤 / 前処理 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, it was shown that treatment of partially delignified lignocellulose with surfactant significantly enhanced cellulase's accessibility to cellulose fibrils through the changes of cellulose microfibril structure. Since a feasible delignification method is a key for the practical application of this method, the combination of surfactant treatment with biological delignification using a white-rot fungi or alkaline treatment was examined. As a result, the combination of the surfactant treatment with the alkaline treatment allowed the experimental condition to be milder. Hence, a semi-batch saccahrification and fermentation system with the surfactant treatment was proposed. It was found that the saccharfication efficiency was increased during the semi-batch reaction. Moreover, it was expected that the proposed concept can be practical due to its simplicity.
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Research Products
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