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  • Title: Ethanol production from the organic fraction obtained after thermal pretreatment of municipal solid waste.
    Author: Ballesteros M, Sáez F, Ballesteros I, Manzanares P, Negro MJ, Martínez JM, Castañeda R, Oliva Dominguez JM.
    Journal: Appl Biochem Biotechnol; 2010 May; 161(1-8):423-31. PubMed ID: 20013073.
    Abstract:
    In this work, the use of organic fraction from municipal solid waste (MSW) as substrate for ethanol production based on enzymatic hydrolysis was evaluated. MSW was subjected to a thermal pretreatment (active hygienization) at 160 degrees C from 5 to 50 min. The organic fiber obtained after 30 min was used as substrate in a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) and fed-batch SSF process using cellulases and amylases. In a fed-batch mode with 25% (w/w) substrate loading, final ethanol concentration of 30 g/L was achieved (60% of theoretical). In these conditions, more than 160 L of ethanol per ton of dry matter could be produced from the organic fraction of MSW.
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