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dc.contributor.authorZheng, C
dc.contributor.authorLei, Y
dc.contributor.authorYu, Q
dc.contributor.authorLui, X
dc.contributor.authorHuan, K
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:06:41Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:06:41Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.date.modified2009-09-01T05:59:28Z
dc.identifier.issn0959-3330
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09593332308618349
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/6735
dc.description.abstractEnzymatic hydrolysis of natural cellulose such as sugarcane bagasse is usually carried out in a buffer medium. In this paper, the enzymatic hydrolysis of a waste sugarcane bagasse in water media was carried out. The bagasse was pre-treated with heating explosion and pure (ion exchange), reverse-osmosis and tap water media were used in place of a buffer solution in the hydrolysis process. The yields for reducing sugars and the changes in solution pH and electric conductivity during the hydrolysis under various conditions were studied. The results were also compared with those obtained in buffer solutions. Similar levels of sugar yields were obtained in water and buffer solution media. The pH of the hydrolyzate was in the range of 4.5 - 5.0, which coincided with the optimum pH for the enzyme reaction. It was considered that the enzyme and the substrate formed a transitional complex in the hydrolysis process. The transitional complex provided the buffering capacity of the hydrolyzate solution at around pH 5. The results indicate that industrialization of the enzymatic hydrolysis in a water medium is feasible.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSelper
dc.publisher.placeUK
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09593330.asp
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1009
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1016
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEnvironmental Technology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.titleEnzymatic Hydroloysis of Waste Sugarcane Bagasse in Water Media
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2002 Taylor & Francis. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2002
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorYu, Jimmy J.


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