Pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of sunflower hulls for fermentable sugar production

Authors

  • Sirinivas R. Kamireddy Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 241 Centennial Drive, Grand Fork, ND 58202 USA
  • Christopher Schaefer Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 241 Centennial Drive, Grand Fork, ND 58202 USA
  • Matt Defrese Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, 3801 West Temple Avenue Pomona, California 91768 USA
  • John Degenstein Department of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, 1060 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
  • Yun Ji Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 241 Centennial Drive, Grand Fork, ND 58202 USA Tel: 701-777-4456;

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v5i1.550

Keywords:

sunflower hulls, pretreatment, central composite design, enzymatic hydrolysis, lignocellulosic ethanol, biofuel

Abstract

Abstract: Sunflower is a widely adapted crop and can be grown in every temperature region. In the U.S., two million acres were cultivated with sunflowers in 2009. During industrial processing, large quantities of hulls are obtained as a waste product from the dehulling process. This study focused on converting the sunflower hulls into fermentable sugars by dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis. Raw sunflower hulls are composed of

Author Biographies

Sirinivas R. Kamireddy, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 241 Centennial Drive, Grand Fork, ND 58202 USA

PhD student

Christopher Schaefer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 241 Centennial Drive, Grand Fork, ND 58202 USA

Student

Matt Defrese, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, 3801 West Temple Avenue Pomona, California 91768 USA

Student

John Degenstein, Department of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, 1060 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA

PhD student

Yun Ji, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 241 Centennial Drive, Grand Fork, ND 58202 USA Tel: 701-777-4456;

Ph.D., Chemical Engineer, Assistant Professor

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Published

2012-03-26

How to Cite

Kamireddy, S. R., Schaefer, C., Defrese, M., Degenstein, J., & Ji, Y. (2012). Pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of sunflower hulls for fermentable sugar production. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 5(1), 62–70. https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v5i1.550

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2012): IJABE

Section

Renewable Energy and Material Systems

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