2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Reuse of enzyme for saccharification in ethanol production from cellulosic biomass
| Project/Area Number |
23658197
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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 |
Agricultural environmental engineering
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
IMOU Kenji 東京大学, 農学生命科学研究科, 教授 (40184832)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 自然エネルギー利用 / バイオエタノール |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, the technology to reduce the amount of enzymes used in hydrolysis process of cellulosic biomass for bioethanol production was developed by reusing enzymes remaining in the solid residue after enzymatic hydrolysis. According to the simulations of the ethanol production system installing this technology and that without this technology, installing this technology can reduce the amount of enzymes used in hydrolysis process by half, increase ethanol yield by 10% and improve total energy balance considerably compared to the ethanol production system without reusing enzymes.
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Research Products
(6 results)
