Enzymatic Saccharification of Cellulose Pretreated from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Status and Prospect

Abstract:

Lignocellulose biomass is the most extensive, cheapest raw material in the world, the saccharification of cellulose pretreated from lignocellulosic biomass for production of fuel ethanol has become the world-wide research focus currently. This paper reviews the status of enzymatic saccharification of pretreated cellulose, including the improvement of structure and composition of the substrate by pretreatment, the operation of high substrate concentration, the efficient mixing of multi-enzyme system, the addition of non-catalyst, the recycling of enzyme, the elimination of product inhibition, and finally summed up the present challenges and the future prospects.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 446-449)
• Pages: 2809-2814
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.446-449.2809
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Yu Xiao Wang, Meng Jiao Dong, Wen Chang Zhuang
• Keywords: Cellulose, Enzymatic Saccharification, Fuel Ethanol Production, Lignocellulosic Biomass

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